Short Put

Short Put • Dec 10, 2021 - Dec 10, 2022

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
252
Trades with profits
121
Win rate
48.02%
Largest profit
$7,478.40
Trades with losses
131
Loss rate
51.98%
Largest loss
-$8,091.20
Avg. return per trade
21.70%
Avg. days in trade
5
Avg. BPR per trade
$1,787.99
Avg. premium
$3,575.97
Avg. P&L per trade
$800.44
Avg. win size
$2,879.77
Avg. loss size
-$1,120.17
Total P&L
$201,710.70
Used capital
$300,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
67.30%
MAR ratio
10.79
Max drawdown
-6.24%
Total premium
$901,145.60
Total fees
$7,056.00
Premium capture rate
23.11%
Sharpe ratio
5.76

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Short Put strategy on QQQ from Dec 10, 2021 - Dec 10, 2022, placing 252 trades that stayed open for an average of 5 days. Despite winning only 48.02% of trades (121 vs 131), the winners were big enough to generate $201,710.70 in profits. On average, each position made $800.44. When annualized, that's a 67.3% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. Impressively, the maximum drawdown was only 6.2%, showing excellent risk control. With a Sharpe ratio of 5.76, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. While it made money, there's definitely room to improve the consistency and risk management here.

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Trade Log

Date Entry Exit Exit Reason P&L Return Action
2021-12-10 $1.06 $1.38 Stop Loss $-656.50 -29.71%
2021-12-13 $1.20 $1.54 Stop Loss $-723.65 -29.18%
2021-12-15 $0.94 $1.23 Stop Loss $-596.75 -30.31%
2021-12-14 $1.39 $0.26 Days In Trade $2,218.80 80.99%
2021-12-16 $1.53 $0.05 Days In Trade $2,943.20 96.74%
2021-12-17 $1.29 $0.05 Days In Trade $2,463.20 96.14%
2021-12-20 $1.72 $0.05 Days In Trade $3,306.40 97.09%
2021-12-21 $1.09 $0.05 Days In Trade $2,049.60 95.40%
2021-12-22 $0.53 $0.05 Days In Trade $933.80 90.56%
2021-12-23 $0.50 $0.05 Days In Trade $869.00 89.95%
2021-12-27 $0.70 $0.26 Days In Trade $854.60 62.92%
2021-12-28 $0.58 $0.28 Days In Trade $562.40 50.94%
2022-01-03 $0.72 $0.95 Stop Loss $-487.20 -31.92%
2021-12-29 $0.67 $2.27 Days In Trade $-3,230.00 -239.14%
2021-12-30 $0.61 $0.81 Stop Loss $-430.30 -33.22%
2021-12-31 $0.43 $0.59 Stop Loss $-341.05 -36.63%
2022-01-04 $0.70 $0.93 Stop Loss $-477.10 -32.12%
2022-01-05 $1.08 $0.24 Days In Trade $1,646.80 77.47%
2022-01-06 $1.20 $0.57 Days In Trade $1,227.60 52.44%
2022-01-11 $0.96 $1.25 Stop Loss $-604.50 -30.22%
2022-01-12 $1.03 $1.34 Stop Loss $-642.60 -29.84%
2022-01-07 $1.37 $0.46 Days In Trade $1,786.80 66.23%
2022-01-10 $1.36 $0.05 Days In Trade $2,592.40 96.32%
2022-01-13 $1.41 $1.81 Stop Loss $-830.15 -28.55%
2022-01-14 $1.47 $1.89 Stop Loss $-860.80 -28.40%
2022-01-18 $1.89 $2.41 Stop Loss $-1,071.30 -27.64%
2022-01-19 $1.40 $1.79 Stop Loss $-823.55 -28.58%
2022-01-20 $1.93 $2.46 Stop Loss $-1,091.65 -27.59%
2022-01-21 $2.90 $3.67 Stop Loss $-1,575.20 -26.73%
2022-01-24 $4.23 $0.47 Days In Trade $7,478.40 88.79%
2022-01-25 $3.91 $0.44 Take Profit $6,912.90 88.72%
2022-01-26 $3.76 $0.43 Take Profit $6,650.10 88.67%
2022-01-27 $3.56 $0.41 Take Profit $6,274.26 88.59%
2022-01-31 $2.25 $2.87 Stop Loss $-1,252.95 -27.22%
2022-02-01 $1.54 $1.97 Stop Loss $-894.50 -28.25%
2022-02-02 $1.37 $1.76 Stop Loss $-809.65 -28.66%
2022-01-28 $3.00 $0.45 Days In Trade $5,072.60 84.86%
2022-02-03 $2.67 $0.32 Take Profit $4,686.84 88.13%
2022-02-09 $1.21 $1.56 Stop Loss $-731.15 -29.13%
2022-02-04 $2.28 $4.02 Days In Trade $-3,490.80 -75.86%
2022-02-07 $1.70 $2.17 Stop Loss $-974.65 -27.95%
2022-02-08 $1.58 $2.03 Stop Loss $-917.40 -28.16%
2022-02-10 $1.85 $2.36 Stop Loss $-1,050.65 -27.70%
2022-02-15 $1.96 $2.50 Stop Loss $-1,105.35 -27.55%
2022-02-16 $1.86 $2.37 Stop Loss $-1,054.40 -27.69%
2022-02-11 $3.13 $1.72 Days In Trade $2,809.80 45.25%
2022-02-14 $2.73 $0.05 Days In Trade $5,325.60 98.17%
2022-02-17 $2.37 $3.01 Stop Loss $-1,309.95 -27.11%
2022-02-18 $2.74 $3.47 Stop Loss $-1,495.60 -26.83%
2022-02-22 $2.34 $2.97 Stop Loss $-1,295.65 -27.14%
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Back 1

Previous Backtest

Overall P&L: +$152,955.76
Win Rate: 64.7%
Max Drawdown: 3.5%

Strategy Details

Use exact DTE matching

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