Strategy Name
Larry Connors RSI-2
Developed by Larry Connors, the 2-period Relative Strength Indicator (RSI) strategy is based on the principle that market prices return to a mean after significant highs or lows. A buy signal is generated when the 2-period RSI goes below 5, and the market price is above the 200-period MA. A long position is closed when the market price closes above the 5-period MA. In this backtest, we used the components of the Russell 3000 index as a stock universe. The condition "price ca sma(5)" in the formula for closing a position reads as "price crossed above the 5-period simple moving average".
Type of Positions
Long
Criteria for Opening a Position:
index(russell3000) and rsi(2) < 5
Order Execution Model:
Close Prices
Criteria for Closing a Position:
price ca sma(5)
Order Execution Model:
Close Prices
Initial Capital:
$10,000
Capital at Risk:
5%
per trade
Portfolio Max Size:
20 positions
Comm. per Trade:
0.05%
Avg Bid-Ask Spread:
0.1%
Period:
1/1/2025 - 12/31/2025
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Total Profit:
$-1,777
Total Trades:
343
Capital Growth: -17.8%
Profit Trades, % of Total: 56%
Profit Factor: [?]
0.56
Avg Trade Duration, days: 4.38
Payoff Ratio: [?]
0.44
Avg Profit per Trade: -1.13%
Max Drawdown: 25%
Avg Profit per Day: -0.26%
Max Drawdown, $:
2,638
Avg Market Impact: [?]
Restoration Factor: [?]
-0.67
Overall Viability Score: [?]
Avg Annual Return:
-17.8%
CAGR: [?] 0%
Year
S&P 500
Equity
Jan Feb
Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov
Dec
2025
-6.75
-17.77
1.95
-5.14
-9.23
-6.33
Symbol
Entry Date
Exit Date
Shares
Profit, $
Exit On
MI
[?]
04/25/2025
129.19
04/25/2025
129.19
3
-0.78
Period End
04/25/2025
16.13
04/25/2025
16.13
25
-0.81
Period End
04/25/2025
22.98
04/25/2025
22.98
17
-0.78
Period End
04/24/2025
2.58
04/25/2025
2.62
159
5.53
Period End
04/24/2025
10.62
04/24/2025
10.62
38
-0.81
Period End
04/24/2025
0.4974
04/24/2025
0.4974
829
-0.82
Period End
04/23/2025
62.78
04/25/2025
63.65
6
4.46
Close Signal
04/23/2025
211.42
04/25/2025
211.17
1
-0.67
Period End
04/23/2025
10.10
04/25/2025
10.00
40
-4.80
Period End
04/23/2025
1.78
04/25/2025
1.77
227
-3.07
Period End
04/23/2025
11.84
04/24/2025
12.20
34
11.42
Close Signal
04/23/2025
25.99
04/24/2025
26.78
15
11.05
Close Signal
04/23/2025
8.72
04/24/2025
8.79
46
2.41
Period End
04/23/2025
0.2071
04/24/2025
0.21
1,959
4.86
Period End
04/23/2025
0.0205
04/23/2025
0.0205
19,796
-0.81
Period End
04/22/2025
20.03
04/24/2025
21.20
20
22.56
Close Signal
04/22/2025
3.73
04/24/2025
3.85
108
12.13
Close Signal
04/22/2025
89.30
04/24/2025
90.30
4
3.28
Close Signal
04/22/2025
48.31
04/24/2025
50.17
8
14.08
Close Signal
04/22/2025
130.68
04/24/2025
137.16
3
18.63
Close Signal
04/22/2025
21.61
04/24/2025
23.04
18
24.92
Close Signal
04/22/2025
13.99
04/24/2025
13.94
29
-2.26
Period End
04/22/2025
135.38
04/24/2025
134.48
3
-3.51
Period End
04/22/2025
24.46
04/23/2025
25.73
16
19.51
Close Signal
04/22/2025
4.80
04/23/2025
5.00
84
15.97
Close Signal
04/21/2025
7.71
04/23/2025
8.36
54
34.21
Close Signal
04/21/2025
167.32
04/23/2025
180.60
2
25.85
Close Signal
04/21/2025
284.85
04/22/2025
292.89
1
7.46
Close Signal
04/17/2025
69.46
04/24/2025
72.06
6
14.74
Close Signal
04/17/2025
140.03
04/23/2025
138.93
3
-4.14
Close Signal
04/16/2025
0.9211
04/25/2025
0.8502
458
-33.27
Close Signal
04/16/2025
15.75
04/23/2025
16.26
26
12.42
Close Signal
04/16/2025
12.96
04/22/2025
13.14
32
4.92
Close Signal
04/16/2025
16.76
04/22/2025
17.82
25
25.62
Close Signal
04/16/2025
23.43
04/22/2025
24.24
18
13.71
Close Signal
04/16/2025
6.24
04/21/2025
6.48
67
15.22
Close Signal
04/15/2025
2.25
04/23/2025
2.16
186
-17.55
Close Signal
04/15/2025
97.27
04/22/2025
97.44
4
-0.10
Close Signal
04/15/2025
0.2266
04/22/2025
0.2277
1,856
1.20
Close Signal
04/14/2025
4.01
04/21/2025
3.82
104
-20.56
Close Signal
04/14/2025
1.04
04/17/2025
1.03
404
-4.87
Close Signal
04/11/2025
2.04
04/23/2025
2.08
212
7.60
Close Signal
04/11/2025
3.23
04/21/2025
3.02
134
-28.96
Close Signal
04/11/2025
3.45
04/16/2025
3.70
125
30.34
Close Signal
04/11/2025
4.32
04/14/2025
4.51
100
18.11
Close Signal
04/10/2025
22.74
04/11/2025
23.97
19
22.47
Close Signal
04/09/2025
1.03
04/23/2025
0.7745
422
-108.53
Close Signal
04/09/2025
5.02
04/22/2025
4.75
86
-24.05
Close Signal
04/09/2025
10.26
04/22/2025
9.54
42
-31.06
Close Signal
04/09/2025
0.175
04/22/2025
0.1486
2,487
-66.43
Close Signal
04/09/2025
225.29
04/21/2025
234.41
1
8.66
Period End
04/09/2025
7.45
04/17/2025
6.93
58
-30.98
Close Signal
04/09/2025
28.00
04/15/2025
28.65
15
8.90
Close Signal
04/09/2025
216.55
04/14/2025
222.28
2
10.58
Close Signal
04/09/2025
1.21
04/14/2025
1.18
359
-11.62
Close Signal
04/09/2025
0.8893
04/14/2025
0.926
489
17.05
Close Signal
04/09/2025
8.83
04/14/2025
8.85
49
0.11
Close Signal
04/09/2025
5.98
04/11/2025
6.22
72
16.39
Close Signal
04/09/2025
9.00
04/11/2025
9.07
48
2.49
Close Signal
04/03/2025
7.79
04/09/2025
8.21
59
23.82
Close Signal
04/03/2025
84.08
04/09/2025
82.81
5
-7.18
Close Signal
04/02/2025
131.32
04/14/2025
119.26
3
-36.91
Close Signal
04/02/2025
170.44
04/10/2025
155.19
2
-31.14
Close Signal
04/02/2025
16.60
04/09/2025
15.82
27
-21.92
Close Signal
04/02/2025
85.82
04/09/2025
78.48
5
-37.50
Close Signal
04/02/2025
6.75
04/09/2025
6.06
68
-47.77
Close Signal
04/02/2025
13.60
04/09/2025
12.73
34
-30.46
Close Signal
04/02/2025
21.98
04/03/2025
22.43
21
8.51
Close Signal
04/01/2025
0.735
04/14/2025
0.566
632
-107.58
Close Signal
04/01/2025
16.32
04/11/2025
14.58
28
-49.56
Close Signal
04/01/2025
199.18
04/09/2025
196.63
2
-5.89
Close Signal
04/01/2025
72.26
04/02/2025
74.64
6
13.39
Close Signal
03/31/2025
11.75
04/09/2025
11.08
39
-27.01
Close Signal
03/28/2025
116.44
04/09/2025
107.05
3
-28.83
Close Signal
03/28/2025
30.66
04/02/2025
30.84
15
1.78
Close Signal
03/27/2025
74.75
04/09/2025
60.47
6
-86.45
Close Signal
03/27/2025
12.43
04/02/2025
12.48
37
0.93
Close Signal
03/26/2025
13.17
04/14/2025
11.52
34
-56.91
Close Signal
03/26/2025
8.52
04/14/2025
6.72
53
-96.16
Close Signal
03/26/2025
3.23
04/09/2025
2.57
142
-94.50
Close Signal
03/26/2025
158.25
04/09/2025
139.07
2
-38.94
Close Signal
03/26/2025
63.07
04/02/2025
61.65
7
-10.81
Close Signal
03/26/2025
5.17
04/02/2025
5.17
88
-0.91
Close Signal
03/26/2025
15.31
04/02/2025
14.72
29
-17.97
Close Signal
03/26/2025
75.72
04/01/2025
78.77
6
17.36
Close Signal
03/26/2025
10.35
04/01/2025
11.56
44
52.25
Close Signal
03/26/2025
1.18
04/01/2025
1.22
389
14.62
Close Signal
03/26/2025
5.89
03/28/2025
6.15
77
19.08
Close Signal
03/25/2025
306.86
03/31/2025
311.55
1
4.07
Close Signal
03/25/2025
102.50
03/27/2025
105.15
4
9.76
Close Signal
03/25/2025
97.18
03/26/2025
98.88
4
6.01
Close Signal
03/24/2025
23.66
03/28/2025
24.34
19
12.00
Close Signal
03/24/2025
19.44
03/27/2025
20.17
24
16.56
Close Signal
03/24/2025
45.93
03/26/2025
47.07
10
10.46
Close Signal
03/24/2025
74.72
03/26/2025
75.60
6
4.38
Close Signal
03/24/2025
45.87
03/26/2025
46.40
10
4.37
Close Signal
03/24/2025
9.28
03/26/2025
9.44
50
7.06
Close Signal
03/24/2025
22.01
03/26/2025
22.82
21
16.06
Close Signal
03/21/2025
5.69
04/09/2025
4.53
82
-95.91
Close Signal
03/21/2025
8.61
03/26/2025
8.64
54
0.69
Close Signal
Backtesting Results Disclaimer
Past hypothetical backtest results are neither an indicator nor a guarantee of future returns. Actual results may vary from the analysis. Hypothetical performance results have many inherent limitations and cannot fully account for market factors such as bid-ask spread, slippage, and commission costs. There are numerous other factors related to the markets, which cannot be fully accounted for in the backtesting algorithm, but all of which can adversely affect actual trading results.