Short Call

Short Call • Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 2, 2026

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
26
Trades with profits
15
Win rate
57.69%
Largest profit
$507,938.75
Trades with losses
11
Loss rate
42.31%
Largest loss
-$150,720.00
Avg. return per trade
169.78%
Avg. days in trade
3
Avg. BPR per trade
$145.04
Avg. premium
$23,160.24
Avg. P&L per trade
$22,826.91
Avg. win size
$65,228.86
Avg. loss size
-$34,993.93
Total P&L
$593,499.63
Used capital
$1,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
59,610.64%
MAR ratio
919.55
Max drawdown
-64.83%
Total premium
$602,166.27
Total fees
$12,464.10
Premium capture rate
99.38%
Sharpe ratio
3.18

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Short Call strategy on QQQ from Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 2, 2026, placing 26 trades that stayed open for an average of 3 days. With a solid 57.69% win rate (15 winners and 11 losers), the strategy proved reliable. This translated to $593,499.63 in total profits. On average, each position made $22,826.91. When annualized, that's a 59,610.6% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The journey was quite volatile though - at its worst, the account was down 64.8%, which would require strong conviction to ride out. With a Sharpe ratio of 3.18, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. Notably, the strategy captured 99.4% 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
2025-06-06 $1.25 $0.00 Expiration $-126.69 -100.00%
2025-06-13 $1.73 $8.18 Expiration $643.54 372.40%
2025-06-20 $1.63 $4.88 Expiration $648.14 200.07%
2025-06-27 $1.47 $4.57 Expiration $926.58 211.22%
2025-07-11 $1.23 $0.75 Expiration $-295.14 -38.97%
2025-07-18 $1.28 $3.27 Expiration $990.45 156.25%
2025-07-25 $1.14 $0.51 Expiration $-517.76 -55.43%
2025-08-01 $1.66 $9.38 Expiration $3,082.40 464.72%
2025-08-08 $1.34 $0.00 Expiration $-1,485.99 -100.00%
2025-08-15 $1.28 $0.00 Expiration $-1,162.35 -100.00%
2025-08-22 $1.27 $0.00 Expiration $-898.10 -100.00%
2025-08-29 $1.33 $1.00 Expiration $-171.00 -24.76%
2025-09-05 $1.63 $3.87 Expiration $892.20 137.93%
2025-09-12 $1.21 $4.01 Expiration $1,953.21 232.31%
2025-09-19 $1.25 $3.23 Expiration $1,965.30 158.05%
2025-09-26 $1.18 $2.55 Expiration $2,037.45 116.34%
2025-10-03 $1.23 $4.30 Expiration $5,814.00 250.45%
2025-10-10 $1.79 $9.07 Expiration $15,251.04 405.41%
2025-10-17 $1.58 $7.93 Expiration $30,418.08 401.93%
2025-10-24 $1.25 $9.50 Expiration $99,696.74 661.46%
2025-10-31 $1.67 $0.89 Expiration $-18,943.20 -46.59%
2025-11-07 $1.50 $14.60 Expiration $306,174.96 871.65%
2025-11-14 $1.95 $0.00 Expiration $-112,132.98 -100.00%
2025-11-21 $1.97 $13.93 Expiration $507,938.75 608.73%
2025-11-28 $1.41 $0.44 Expiration $-98,480.00 -68.83%
2025-12-05 $1.49 $0.00 Expiration $-150,720.00 -100.00%

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