Butterfly Spread

Butterfly Spread • Nov 10, 2023 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
480
Trades with profits
391
Win rate
81.46%
Largest profit
$10,555.50
Trades with losses
89
Loss rate
18.54%
Largest loss
-$9,992.10
Avg. return per trade
58.15%
Avg. days in trade
1
Avg. BPR per trade
$1,180.21
Avg. premium
$5,553.29
Avg. P&L per trade
$2,913.60
Avg. win size
$4,374.81
Avg. loss size
-$3,505.88
Total P&L
$1,398,528.34
Used capital
$1,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
3,135.54%
MAR ratio
96.97
Max drawdown
-32.33%
Total premium
$2,665,581.02
Total fees
$22,047.84
Premium capture rate
53.23%
Sharpe ratio
10.82

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Butterfly Spread strategy on SPX from Nov 10, 2023 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 480 trades that stayed open for an average of 1 days. The results were impressive - winning 81.46% of the time (391 wins vs 89 losses), which shows remarkable consistency. This translated to $1,398,528.34 in total profits. On average, each position made $2,913.60. When annualized, that's a 3,135.5% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The journey was quite volatile though - at its worst, the account was down 32.3%, which would require strong conviction to ride out. With a Sharpe ratio of 10.82, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. The strategy managed to keep 53.2% of the premium collected. 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
2023-11-22 $0.58 $0.05 Expiration $-171.60 -91.34%
2023-12-19 $0.64 $5.00 Expiration $862.86 680.15%
2023-12-26 $3.16 $5.00 Expiration $179.41 58.17%
2023-12-27 $2.04 $5.00 Expiration $291.17 144.68%
2023-12-28 $3.31 $5.00 Expiration $164.23 50.93%
2023-12-29 $4.65 $0.05 Expiration $-464.29 -98.92%
2024-01-04 $3.49 $6.12 Expiration $258.20 75.20%
2024-01-08 $2.26 $4.63 Expiration $232.77 105.09%
2024-01-09 $3.45 $5.00 Expiration $150.44 44.89%
2024-01-10 $2.53 $0.00 Expiration $-257.52 -100.00%
2024-01-12 $4.24 $0.05 Expiration $-423.04 -98.82%
2024-01-24 $2.12 $5.00 Expiration $283.84 136.21%
2024-01-26 $2.32 $5.00 Expiration $263.69 115.68%
2024-01-29 $4.14 $6.01 Expiration $182.15 45.04%
2024-01-30 $3.21 $10.00 Expiration $674.74 211.74%
2024-01-31 $6.19 $15.00 Expiration $876.55 142.34%
2024-02-01 $1.98 $5.00 Expiration $1,190.36 152.61%
2024-02-02 $5.14 $10.00 Expiration $963.16 94.58%
2024-02-05 $3.35 $1.12 Expiration $-682.68 -66.58%
2024-02-06 $3.49 $5.00 Expiration $438.42 43.11%
2024-02-07 $4.13 $1.93 Expiration $-449.92 -53.32%
2024-02-08 $3.46 $5.00 Expiration $449.52 44.64%
2024-02-09 $3.97 $5.38 Expiration $410.67 35.64%
2024-02-12 $3.19 $10.00 Expiration $2,704.56 213.11%
2024-02-13 $5.69 $10.00 Expiration $1,280.22 75.81%
2024-02-14 $4.94 $10.00 Expiration $2,005.56 102.38%
2024-02-15 $3.52 $5.00 Expiration $1,007.09 42.19%
2024-02-16 $3.98 $0.05 Expiration $-2,382.84 -98.74%
2024-02-20 $6.37 $1.31 Expiration $-1,531.62 -79.44%
2024-02-21 $5.54 $10.00 Expiration $1,325.79 80.64%
2024-02-22 $2.67 $1.60 Expiration $-894.64 -40.15%
2024-02-23 $4.35 $5.00 Expiration $240.68 14.85%
2024-02-26 $3.47 $1.36 Expiration $-1,078.10 -60.82%
2024-02-28 $3.34 $5.00 Expiration $809.90 49.91%
2024-02-29 $5.05 $10.00 Expiration $1,471.98 98.07%
2024-03-01 $2.07 $0.75 Expiration $-1,361.60 -63.71%
2024-03-04 $4.27 $10.00 Expiration $2,274.32 134.22%
2024-03-05 $5.28 $10.00 Expiration $1,869.84 89.37%
2024-03-06 $7.72 $15.00 Expiration $2,170.08 94.26%
2024-03-07 $4.24 $10.00 Expiration $4,001.55 135.92%
2024-03-08 $6.36 $8.95 Expiration $1,524.54 40.63%
2024-03-11 $4.12 $10.00 Expiration $5,838.40 142.91%
2024-03-12 $5.01 $10.00 Expiration $4,945.70 99.62%
2024-03-13 $5.74 $15.00 Expiration $9,219.40 161.52%
2024-03-14 $4.56 $10.00 Expiration $5,392.00 119.14%
2024-03-15 $7.21 $15.00 Expiration $7,749.00 108.15%
2024-03-19 $4.51 $10.00 Expiration $5,441.50 121.55%
2024-03-20 $7.25 $15.00 Expiration $7,709.30 107.01%
2024-03-21 $4.45 $11.85 Expiration $7,354.20 166.23%
2024-03-25 $3.01 $5.00 Expiration $1,941.20 65.89%
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Previous Backtest

Overall P&L: +$1,398,528.34
Win Rate: 81.5%
Max Drawdown: 32.3%

Strategy Details

Use exact DTE matching

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