Long Call

Long Call • Dec 10, 2024 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
50
Trades with profits
26
Profit rate
52.00%
Largest profit
$158,977.70
Trades with losses
24
Loss rate
48.00%
Largest loss
-$6,417.40
Avg. return per trade
1,173.63%
Avg. days in trade
3
Avg. BPR per trade
$213.62
Avg. premium
$2,136.24
Avg. P&L per trade
$23,515.56
Avg. win size
$47,095.95
Avg. loss size
-$2,029.86
Total P&L
$1,175,778.00
Used capital
$100,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
1,178.00%
MAR ratio
224.95
Max drawdown
-5.24%
Total premium
$106,812.00
Total fees
$700.00
Premium capture rate
1,101.40%
Sharpe ratio
4.56

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Long Call strategy on SPX from Dec 10, 2024 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 50 trades that stayed open for an average of 3 days. With a solid 52% win rate (26 winners and 24 losers), the strategy proved reliable. This translated to $1,175,778.00 in total profits. On average, each position made $23,515.56. When annualized, that's a 1,178.0% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. Impressively, the maximum drawdown was only 5.2%, showing excellent risk control. With a Sharpe ratio of 4.56, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. Notably, the strategy captured 1,101.4% of the premium sold, which is excellent. Overall, this is a viable strategy that could be improved with some fine-tuning.

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Trade Log

Date Entry Exit Exit Reason P&L Return Action
2024-12-13 $1.26 $20.73 Expiration $19,455.20 1,542.89%
2024-12-20 $2.77 $23.00 Expiration $20,216.00 730.03%
2024-12-27 $1.38 $0.00 Expiration $-1,394.10 -100.00%
2025-01-03 $0.98 $22.53 Expiration $21,535.50 2,195.47%
2025-01-10 $2.62 $0.00 Expiration $-2,633.70 -100.00%
2025-01-17 $0.96 $0.05 Expiration $-919.60 -94.77%
2025-01-24 $1.74 $0.00 Expiration $-1,752.80 -100.00%
2025-01-31 $2.75 $0.00 Expiration $-2,765.10 -100.00%
2025-02-07 $2.19 $37.33 Expiration $35,131.50 1,608.08%
2025-02-14 $0.70 $0.05 Expiration $-666.20 -92.89%
2025-02-21 $2.20 $0.00 Expiration $-2,213.60 -100.00%
2025-02-28 $3.50 $0.00 Expiration $-3,512.10 -100.00%
2025-03-07 $3.33 $0.00 Expiration $-3,344.20 -100.00%
2025-03-14 $2.47 $66.25 Expiration $63,764.00 2,578.93%
2025-03-21 $1.56 $110.88 Expiration $109,307.00 7,007.69%
2025-03-28 $2.66 $38.60 Expiration $35,929.50 1,352.49%
2025-04-04 $6.40 $0.00 Expiration $-6,417.40 -100.00%
2025-04-11 $4.23 $60.40 Expiration $56,156.30 1,327.66%
2025-04-25 $2.42 $8.30 Expiration $5,867.60 243.06%
2025-05-02 $1.86 $0.00 Expiration $-1,869.90 -100.00%
2025-05-09 $2.34 $161.33 Expiration $158,977.70 6,796.51%
2025-05-16 $1.54 $0.00 Expiration $-1,557.50 -100.00%
2025-05-23 $2.46 $0.05 Expiration $-2,426.90 -97.97%
2025-05-30 $5.84 $9.60 Expiration $3,748.00 64.41%
2025-06-06 $1.47 $0.28 Expiration $-1,198.20 -80.89%
2025-06-13 $2.99 $61.65 Expiration $58,646.10 1,961.25%
2025-06-20 $1.85 $49.89 Expiration $48,030.70 2,602.16%
2025-06-27 $1.64 $42.35 Expiration $40,693.60 2,476.97%
2025-07-11 $0.79 $0.00 Expiration $-806.60 -100.00%
2025-07-18 $1.04 $13.05 Expiration $11,996.60 1,154.33%
2025-07-25 $1.66 $0.00 Expiration $-1,676.10 -100.00%
2025-08-01 $2.12 $77.93 Expiration $75,798.60 3,578.72%
2025-08-08 $2.01 $0.00 Expiration $-2,024.90 -100.00%
2025-08-15 $1.33 $0.00 Expiration $-1,345.90 -100.00%
2025-08-22 $0.70 $0.00 Expiration $-715.90 -100.00%
2025-08-29 $2.52 $0.05 Expiration $-2,480.60 -98.01%
2025-09-05 $1.44 $9.00 Expiration $7,542.40 523.01%
2025-09-12 $1.97 $20.80 Expiration $18,812.60 953.48%
2025-09-19 $2.11 $31.35 Expiration $29,225.60 1,384.80%
2025-09-26 $0.92 $13.98 Expiration $13,048.70 1,422.38%
2025-10-03 $1.03 $13.78 Expiration $12,738.40 1,239.69%
2025-10-10 $3.85 $64.95 Expiration $61,082.40 1,585.00%
2025-10-17 $1.74 $65.50 Expiration $63,742.90 3,655.52%
2025-10-24 $1.12 $64.30 Expiration $63,169.30 5,652.89%
2025-10-31 $1.95 $0.00 Expiration $-1,965.10 -100.00%
2025-11-07 $2.27 $111.05 Expiration $108,770.40 4,799.41%
2025-11-14 $1.91 $0.00 Expiration $-1,925.20 -100.00%
2025-11-21 $3.11 $84.23 Expiration $81,108.10 2,609.32%
2025-11-28 $2.27 $0.00 Expiration $-2,285.40 -100.00%
2025-12-05 $0.81 $0.00 Expiration $-819.70 -100.00%

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