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:
$-591
Total Trades:
509
Capital Growth: -5.91%
Profit Trades, % of Total: 61%
Profit Factor: [?]
0.88
Avg Trade Duration, days: 4.12
Payoff Ratio: [?]
0.56
Avg Profit per Trade: -0.19%
Max Drawdown: 25%
Avg Profit per Day: -0.045%
Max Drawdown, $:
2,569
Avg Market Impact: [?]
Restoration Factor: [?]
-0.23
Overall Viability Score: [?]
Avg Annual Return:
-5.91%
CAGR: [?] 0%
Year
S&P 500
Equity
Jan Feb
Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov
Dec
2025
2.11
-5.91
1.23
-5.21
-9.20
-2.63
7.36
3.30
Symbol
Entry Date
Exit Date
Shares
Profit, $
Exit On
MI
[?]
05/12/2025
154.37
05/15/2025
155.11
2
0.86
Close Signal
05/12/2025
57.40
05/15/2025
57.99
7
3.32
Close Signal
05/12/2025
436.80
05/15/2025
442.43
1
4.75
Close Signal
05/12/2025
36.63
05/15/2025
37.23
12
6.31
Close Signal
05/09/2025
39.50
05/16/2025
38.95
11
-6.91
Close Signal
05/09/2025
89.81
05/15/2025
89.63
4
-1.44
Close Signal
05/09/2025
21.88
05/15/2025
21.92
20
-0.08
Close Signal
05/09/2025
30.88
05/12/2025
33.38
14
34.08
Close Signal
05/09/2025
46.45
05/12/2025
48.18
9
14.71
Close Signal
05/08/2025
104.26
05/15/2025
101.61
4
-11.42
Close Signal
05/08/2025
217.88
05/15/2025
211.68
2
-13.25
Close Signal
05/08/2025
103.28
05/15/2025
100.77
4
-10.85
Close Signal
05/08/2025
48.46
05/14/2025
49.21
9
5.87
Close Signal
05/08/2025
6.55
05/14/2025
7.97
67
94.12
Close Signal
05/08/2025
48.22
05/13/2025
50.15
9
16.48
Close Signal
05/08/2025
7.15
05/13/2025
7.58
62
25.73
Close Signal
05/08/2025
17.67
05/12/2025
18.26
25
13.84
Close Signal
05/07/2025
21.14
05/13/2025
22.17
20
19.72
Close Signal
05/07/2025
59.32
05/12/2025
61.37
7
13.50
Close Signal
05/07/2025
23.00
05/12/2025
23.31
19
5.01
Close Signal
05/07/2025
0.4904
05/09/2025
0.6099
895
105.91
Close Signal
05/07/2025
25.59
05/08/2025
26.46
17
13.90
Close Signal
05/07/2025
35.29
05/08/2025
35.58
12
2.63
Close Signal
05/06/2025
220.25
05/12/2025
233.18
1
12.47
Close Signal
05/06/2025
268.07
05/12/2025
272.35
1
3.74
Close Signal
05/06/2025
34.94
05/09/2025
34.66
12
-4.19
Close Signal
05/06/2025
8.63
05/08/2025
9.28
50
31.59
Close Signal
05/05/2025
6.41
05/15/2025
4.46
67
-131.31
Close Signal
05/05/2025
198.63
05/09/2025
198.27
2
-1.51
Close Signal
05/05/2025
2.22
05/08/2025
2.27
194
8.82
Close Signal
05/05/2025
1.33
05/07/2025
1.36
324
8.84
Close Signal
05/02/2025
10.44
05/09/2025
10.07
41
-16.00
Close Signal
05/02/2025
167.77
05/08/2025
166.94
2
-2.33
Close Signal
05/02/2025
4.54
05/08/2025
4.92
94
34.81
Close Signal
05/02/2025
12.12
05/08/2025
12.02
35
-4.34
Close Signal
05/02/2025
114.50
05/07/2025
119.36
3
13.87
Close Signal
05/02/2025
5.19
05/07/2025
5.75
82
45.00
Close Signal
05/02/2025
54.16
05/07/2025
55.43
7
8.12
Close Signal
05/02/2025
79.72
05/06/2025
84.32
5
22.17
Close Signal
05/02/2025
5.31
05/05/2025
5.45
81
10.46
Close Signal
05/02/2025
59.35
05/05/2025
61.85
7
16.64
Close Signal
05/01/2025
61.96
05/07/2025
63.92
6
11.00
Close Signal
05/01/2025
1.35
05/07/2025
1.36
317
2.31
Close Signal
05/01/2025
102.95
05/06/2025
105.32
4
8.64
Close Signal
05/01/2025
37.33
05/02/2025
37.81
11
4.45
Close Signal
04/30/2025
65.14
05/08/2025
67.75
6
14.85
Close Signal
04/30/2025
32.53
05/06/2025
34.43
13
23.82
Close Signal
04/30/2025
134.30
05/06/2025
133.97
3
-1.79
Close Signal
04/30/2025
3.20
05/05/2025
3.23
133
3.13
Close Signal
04/30/2025
46.69
05/02/2025
49.40
9
23.51
Close Signal
04/30/2025
19.66
05/02/2025
20.43
21
15.32
Close Signal
04/30/2025
7.60
05/02/2025
7.80
56
10.33
Close Signal
04/30/2025
13.69
05/02/2025
13.97
31
7.82
Close Signal
04/30/2025
18.64
05/01/2025
19.38
22
15.44
Close Signal
04/29/2025
107.84
05/05/2025
110.25
3
6.57
Close Signal
04/29/2025
69.46
05/02/2025
70.79
6
7.13
Close Signal
04/29/2025
50.86
05/02/2025
51.95
8
7.89
Close Signal
04/28/2025
17.40
05/02/2025
17.27
24
-3.95
Close Signal
04/28/2025
98.50
04/30/2025
99.03
4
1.33
Close Signal
04/28/2025
35.84
04/30/2025
36.46
11
6.02
Close Signal
04/28/2025
27.07
04/30/2025
28.76
15
24.50
Close Signal
04/28/2025
111.20
04/30/2025
113.17
3
5.23
Close Signal
04/25/2025
15.48
05/09/2025
15.18
26
-8.59
Close Signal
04/25/2025
12.93
05/01/2025
12.96
31
0.13
Close Signal
04/25/2025
24.10
04/30/2025
24.71
17
9.54
Close Signal
04/25/2025
130.38
04/30/2025
130.55
3
-0.27
Close Signal
04/25/2025
0.5017
04/30/2025
0.5416
822
31.92
Close Signal
04/25/2025
17.65
04/30/2025
17.76
23
1.71
Close Signal
04/25/2025
128.52
04/29/2025
130.91
3
6.39
Close Signal
04/25/2025
16.16
04/29/2025
16.79
25
14.92
Close Signal
04/24/2025
2.58
04/30/2025
2.97
159
61.10
Close Signal
04/24/2025
0.4974
04/28/2025
0.5742
828
62.67
Close Signal
04/23/2025
10.82
05/02/2025
10.45
37
-14.47
Close Signal
04/23/2025
8.55
05/01/2025
8.21
47
-16.76
Close Signal
04/23/2025
0.2071
05/01/2025
0.2135
1,957
11.70
Close Signal
04/23/2025
62.78
04/28/2025
63.88
6
5.84
Close Signal
04/23/2025
10.10
04/28/2025
10.63
40
20.36
Close Signal
04/23/2025
210.83
04/25/2025
213.00
1
1.75
Close Signal
04/23/2025
1.78
04/25/2025
1.83
227
10.52
Close Signal
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
04/22/2025
13.99
05/02/2025
13.61
29
-11.81
Close Signal
04/22/2025
135.38
04/29/2025
135.94
2
0.58
Close Signal
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
48.14
04/24/2025
49.99
8
14.01
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
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
2
-2.76
Close Signal
04/16/2025
0.9211
04/28/2025
1.02
457
44.29
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
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.