Short Put
Short Put • Jan 1, 2015 - Dec 10, 2025
Backtest Performance
Backtest Metrics
Backtest Summary
This backtest shows a Short Put strategy on SPY from Jan 1, 2015 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 1248 trades that stayed open for an average of 15 days. The results were impressive - winning 73.48% of the time (917 wins vs 331 losses), which shows remarkable consistency. This translated to $771,128.67 in total profits. On average, each position made $617.89. When annualized, that's a 21.9% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The journey was quite volatile though - at its worst, the account was down 29.6%, which would require strong conviction to ride out. With a Sharpe ratio of 3.45, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. Bottom line: this strategy looks promising for anyone seeking consistent, well-managed returns.
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Trade Log
| Date | Entry | Exit | Exit Reason | P&L | Return | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-02 | $1.43 | $2.91 | Stop Loss | $-1,495.20 | -103.49% | |
| 2015-01-08 | $2.04 | $4.13 | Stop Loss | $-2,103.70 | -102.45% | |
| 2015-01-05 | $0.90 | $0.32 | Take Profit | $567.00 | 64.44% | |
| 2015-01-06 | $2.90 | $0.92 | Take Profit | $1,967.56 | 68.28% | |
| 2015-01-15 | $2.73 | $0.87 | Take Profit | $1,850.87 | 68.17% | |
| 2015-01-26 | $1.14 | $2.33 | Stop Loss | $-1,204.00 | -104.38% | |
| 2015-01-07 | $2.14 | $2.08 | Early Exit | $48.50 | 2.87% | |
| 2015-01-09 | $1.61 | $2.08 | Early Exit | $-487.90 | -29.57% | |
| 2015-01-28 | $1.28 | $0.43 | Take Profit | $833.49 | 66.10% | |
| 2015-01-27 | $1.13 | $0.39 | Take Profit | $726.25 | 65.57% | |
| 2015-01-29 | $1.85 | $0.60 | Take Profit | $1,229.27 | 67.29% | |
| 2015-01-30 | $2.84 | $0.90 | Take Profit | $1,923.46 | 68.24% | |
| 2015-02-02 | $1.45 | $0.49 | Take Profit | $952.07 | 66.55% | |
| 2015-02-10 | $0.96 | $0.34 | Take Profit | $611.66 | 64.81% | |
| 2015-02-13 | $1.15 | $0.40 | Take Profit | $745.22 | 65.67% | |
| 2015-02-12 | $1.05 | $0.48 | Early Exit | $556.00 | 54.33% | |
| 2015-03-02 | $0.83 | $1.71 | Stop Loss | $-892.70 | -106.03% | |
| 2015-02-17 | $2.93 | $2.69 | Early Exit | $224.90 | 8.13% | |
| 2015-02-20 | $1.02 | $0.66 | Early Exit | $350.80 | 35.65% | |
| 2015-02-23 | $0.86 | $0.70 | Early Exit | $148.10 | 18.66% | |
| 2015-03-06 | $1.65 | $0.54 | Take Profit | $1,089.83 | 66.96% | |
| 2015-03-10 | $1.02 | $0.35 | Take Profit | $647.99 | 65.08% | |
| 2015-03-12 | $0.68 | $0.25 | Take Profit | $410.13 | 62.60% | |
| 2015-03-13 | $0.81 | $0.29 | Take Profit | $504.98 | 63.84% | |
| 2015-03-16 | $0.71 | $0.26 | Take Profit | $431.34 | 62.92% | |
| 2015-03-20 | $1.48 | $0.63 | Early Exit | $840.50 | 57.68% | |
| 2015-03-23 | $0.75 | $0.28 | Take Profit | $463.05 | 63.35% | |
| 2015-03-31 | $0.68 | $0.25 | Take Profit | $413.84 | 62.66% | |
| 2015-03-30 | $0.99 | $0.35 | Take Profit | $631.40 | 64.96% | |
| 2015-04-06 | $1.53 | $0.51 | Take Profit | $1,009.82 | 66.74% | |
| 2015-04-10 | $0.77 | $0.28 | Take Profit | $478.38 | 63.54% | |
| 2015-04-13 | $1.13 | $0.39 | Take Profit | $726.18 | 65.57% | |
| 2015-04-15 | $0.60 | $0.23 | Take Profit | $357.42 | 61.67% | |
| 2015-04-20 | $1.84 | $0.79 | Early Exit | $1,034.70 | 56.98% | |
| 2015-04-23 | $0.55 | $0.21 | Take Profit | $319.83 | 60.86% | |
| 2015-05-01 | $0.86 | $0.31 | Take Profit | $539.91 | 64.19% | |
| 2015-05-05 | $2.59 | $0.83 | Take Profit | $1,750.56 | 68.07% | |
| 2015-05-04 | $1.20 | $0.41 | Take Profit | $776.16 | 65.83% | |
| 2015-05-08 | $0.97 | $0.54 | Early Exit | $424.00 | 44.88% | |
| 2015-05-15 | $0.71 | $0.52 | Early Exit | $174.40 | 26.57% | |
| 2015-05-19 | $0.77 | $0.77 | Early Exit | $-12.70 | 0.04% | |
| 2015-05-21 | $0.60 | $0.51 | Early Exit | $77.10 | 15.03% | |
| 2015-05-29 | $1.76 | $1.02 | Early Exit | $732.10 | 42.27% | |
| 2015-05-27 | $1.94 | $1.56 | Early Exit | $363.90 | 19.46% | |
| 2015-06-19 | $1.70 | $3.45 | Stop Loss | $-1,764.10 | -102.94% | |
| 2015-06-26 | $0.93 | $1.91 | Stop Loss | $-993.10 | -105.38% | |
| 2015-06-09 | $2.88 | $0.05 | Early Exit | $2,819.30 | 98.27% | |
| 2015-06-10 | $1.82 | $0.05 | Early Exit | $1,761.90 | 97.26% | |
| 2015-06-11 | $2.08 | $0.05 | Early Exit | $2,016.70 | 97.60% | |
| 2015-06-29 | $2.27 | $0.73 | Take Profit | $1,529.01 | 67.80% |