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Strategy Name Larry Connors RSI-2
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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
 Position Opening 
Criteria for Opening a Position: index(russell3000) and rsi(2) < 5
Order Execution Model: Close Prices
 Position Closing 
Criteria for Closing a Position: price ca sma(5)
Order Execution Model: Close Prices
 Backtest Parameters 
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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 Results 
Total Profit: $-1,768   Total Trades: 340  
Capital Growth:-17.7%   Profit Trades, % of Total:57%  
Profit Factor: [?] 0.56  Avg Trade Duration, days:4.41  
Payoff Ratio: [?] 0.43   Avg Profit per Trade:-1.13%  
Max Drawdown:25%   Avg Profit per Day:-0.26%  
Max Drawdown, $: 2,638   Avg Market Impact: [?]
Minor  
 
Restoration Factor: [?] -0.67   Overall Viability Score: [?]
1 / 10
 
Avg Annual Return: -17.7%   CAGR: [?]0%  
 Equity Graph 
 Performance 
Year S&P 500 Equity JanFeb MarAprMay JunJulAug SepOctNov Dec
2025 -6.75 -17.68 1.95 -5.14 -9.23 -6.22
        
Performed Trades  
 Symbol Entry Date
Entry
Price, $
Exit Date
Exit
Price, $
Shares Profit, $  Exit On
Stop
Loss, $
Take
Profit, $
 MI [?]
 USNA 03/19/2025 27.54 03/26/2025 27.22 17 -6.37  Close Signal  Minor 
 THS 03/19/2025 26.85 03/25/2025 26.53 17 -6.34  Close Signal  Minor 
 HSY 03/19/2025 167.35 03/24/2025 168.01 2 0.65  Close Signal  Minor 
 INTT 03/19/2025 7.38 03/24/2025 7.60 63 12.91  Close Signal  Minor 
 SHW 03/19/2025 334.92 03/24/2025 342.71 1 7.11  Close Signal  Minor 
 RRGB 03/18/2025 4.26 04/22/2025 2.72 112 -173.18  Close Signal  Minor 
 FCEL 03/18/2025 5.57 04/03/2025 4.82 85 -64.60  Close Signal  Minor 
 JJSF 03/18/2025 130.73 03/26/2025 127.65 3 -10.01  Close Signal  Minor 
 MEG 03/18/2025 15.76 03/24/2025 15.39 30 -12.03  Close Signal  Minor 
 HOFT 03/17/2025 11.54 03/21/2025 11.61 41 1.92  Close Signal  Minor 
 INCY 03/17/2025 62.01 03/21/2025 61.92 7 -1.50  Close Signal  Minor 
 FLWS 03/17/2025 5.53 03/19/2025 5.76 85 18.58  Close Signal  Minor 
 ATLO 03/17/2025 17.78 03/18/2025 17.97 26 4.01  Close Signal  Minor 
 CNTY 03/14/2025 1.90 03/26/2025 1.85 251 -13.48  Close Signal  Minor 
 GILD 03/14/2025 111.44 03/25/2025 107.89 4 -15.07  Close Signal  Minor 
 ABT 03/14/2025 126.13 03/24/2025 126.62 3 0.71  Close Signal  Minor 
 CCRN 03/14/2025 15.58 03/24/2025 15.00 30 -18.31  Close Signal  Minor 
 JBHT 03/14/2025 149.00 03/21/2025 148.55 3 -2.24  Close Signal  Minor 
 GCBC 03/14/2025 23.70 03/20/2025 23.64 20 -2.15  Close Signal  Minor 
 GPI 03/14/2025 385.94 03/19/2025 400.55 1 13.82  Close Signal  Minor 
 LZB 03/14/2025 38.37 03/19/2025 38.72 12 3.27  Close Signal  Minor 
 ALTI 03/14/2025 2.66 03/18/2025 2.95 179 50.88  Close Signal  Minor 
 ECL 03/14/2025 250.31 03/18/2025 253.70 1 2.88  Close Signal  Minor 
 KWR 03/14/2025 127.86 03/18/2025 129.02 3 2.71  Close Signal  Minor 
 KSS 03/14/2025 7.94 03/17/2025 8.42 60 27.80  Close Signal  Minor 
 ACTG 03/13/2025 3.61 04/01/2025 3.36 133 -34.16  Close Signal  Minor 
 AAPL 03/12/2025 216.98 03/19/2025 215.24 2 -4.34  Close Signal  Minor 
 A 03/12/2025 119.60 03/14/2025 120.92 4 4.32  Close Signal  Minor 
 AKR 03/11/2025 21.50 03/17/2025 21.42 22 -2.70  Close Signal  Minor 
 AGM 03/11/2025 189.34 03/14/2025 195.21 2 10.97  Close Signal  Minor 
 ACGL 03/11/2025 90.09 03/13/2025 90.41 5 0.70  Close Signal  Minor 
 ACAD 03/10/2025 17.19 03/14/2025 17.50 28 7.70  Close Signal  Minor 
 ATEC 03/07/2025 10.46 03/17/2025 9.75 47 -34.30  Close Signal  Minor 
 ATRC 03/07/2025 34.52 03/14/2025 33.31 14 -17.88  Close Signal  Minor 
 AXP 03/07/2025 272.31 03/14/2025 264.75 1 -8.09  Close Signal  Minor 
 AXS 03/07/2025 91.53 03/14/2025 93.42 5 8.52  Close Signal  Minor 
 CAC 03/07/2025 41.00 03/14/2025 40.84 12 -2.90  Close Signal  Minor 
 CASH 03/07/2025 72.18 03/14/2025 71.90 6 -2.54  Close Signal  Minor 
 BCRX 03/07/2025 7.69 03/12/2025 7.71 64 0.29  Close Signal  Minor 
 ABCB 03/06/2025 59.36 03/14/2025 57.13 8 -18.76  Close Signal  Minor 
 ADTN 03/06/2025 9.51 03/12/2025 8.98 53 -29.06  Close Signal  Minor 
 ALTR 03/06/2025 111.11 03/11/2025 111.34 4 0.03  Close Signal  Minor 
 ANF 03/05/2025 87.23 03/14/2025 79.79 5 -38.02  Close Signal  Minor 
 AVAV 03/05/2025 135.69 03/14/2025 129.45 3 -19.51  Close Signal  Minor 
 ALCO 03/05/2025 28.35 03/07/2025 28.48 18 1.32  Close Signal  Minor 
 ASUR 03/05/2025 9.94 03/07/2025 10.94 51 49.91  Close Signal  Minor 
 AAP 03/04/2025 34.31 03/07/2025 35.10 15 10.80  Close Signal  Minor 
 AA 03/03/2025 31.23 03/05/2025 32.38 16 17.37  Close Signal  Minor 
 ADSK 02/28/2025 274.21 03/14/2025 254.43 1 -20.30  Close Signal  Minor 
 ACLS 02/28/2025 54.79 03/04/2025 56.30 9 12.58  Close Signal  Minor 
 A 02/27/2025 126.81 03/05/2025 126.24 4 -3.29  Close Signal  Minor 
 APA 02/26/2025 21.66 03/07/2025 18.54 24 -75.81  Close Signal  Minor 
 ANGO 02/26/2025 9.61 03/06/2025 9.41 54 -11.82  Close Signal  Minor 
 ASH 02/26/2025 61.86 03/05/2025 59.42 8 -20.48  Close Signal  Minor 
 ADBE 02/26/2025 441.50 03/03/2025 440.72 1 -1.66  Close Signal  Minor 
 AGEN 02/25/2025 3.09 03/25/2025 1.67 168 -239.24  Close Signal  Minor 
 ALGT 02/25/2025 77.50 03/19/2025 55.97 6 -129.92  Close Signal  Minor 
 ACN 02/25/2025 361.16 03/17/2025 324.10 1 -37.73  Close Signal  Minor 
 ALB 02/25/2025 77.98 03/06/2025 76.05 6 -12.50  Close Signal  Minor 
 ADTN 02/25/2025 10.43 02/28/2025 10.57 50 5.95  Close Signal  Minor 
 AM 02/25/2025 15.68 02/26/2025 16.10 33 12.80  Close Signal  Minor 
 ABG 02/24/2025 274.15 03/19/2025 234.56 1 -40.08  Close Signal  Minor 
 ABCB 02/24/2025 62.96 02/27/2025 63.07 8 -0.13  Close Signal  Minor 
 AAON 02/21/2025 103.50 03/05/2025 81.84 5 -109.17  Close Signal  Minor 
 AAP 02/21/2025 43.10 02/25/2025 45.52 12 27.96  Close Signal  Minor 
 ALGN 02/20/2025 198.06 03/07/2025 173.75 2 -49.34  Close Signal  Minor 
 AGX 02/20/2025 142.13 02/26/2025 131.82 3 -31.74  Close Signal  Minor 
 AMED 02/20/2025 91.09 02/25/2025 91.54 5 1.34  Close Signal  Minor 
 AGM 02/20/2025 194.13 02/21/2025 206.45 2 23.83  Close Signal  Minor 
 BXC 02/19/2025 92.01 03/07/2025 78.49 5 -68.42  Close Signal  Minor 
 EFX 02/19/2025 242.85 02/25/2025 245.39 2 4.10  Close Signal  Minor 
 ABM 02/19/2025 52.10 02/20/2025 52.76 10 5.55  Close Signal  Minor 
 DY 02/18/2025 174.67 03/11/2025 144.12 2 -61.71  Close Signal  Minor 
 DCO 02/18/2025 62.45 03/10/2025 58.01 8 -36.47  Close Signal  Minor 
 DNB 02/18/2025 10.57 03/07/2025 8.81 49 -87.15  Close Signal  Minor 
 AIZ 02/18/2025 201.54 02/24/2025 202.80 2 1.71  Close Signal  Minor 
 BLKB 02/18/2025 70.96 02/24/2025 68.90 7 -15.39  Close Signal  Minor 
 CCRN 02/18/2025 18.07 02/21/2025 18.10 28 -0.17  Close Signal  Minor 
 CLNE 02/14/2025 3.13 03/11/2025 1.87 166 -209.89  Close Signal  Minor 
 ACM 02/14/2025 100.13 02/26/2025 98.12 5 -11.04  Close Signal  Minor 
 CGNX 02/14/2025 33.12 02/26/2025 33.11 15 -1.14  Close Signal  Minor 
 ASGN 02/14/2025 75.41 02/25/2025 70.30 6 -31.52  Close Signal  Minor 
 AVAV 02/14/2025 156.99 02/20/2025 158.13 3 2.47  Close Signal  Minor 
 BMY 02/14/2025 53.32 02/20/2025 55.19 9 15.84  Close Signal  Minor 
 CBRL 02/13/2025 49.09 03/06/2025 43.06 10 -61.19  Close Signal  Minor 
 ALNY 02/13/2025 264.89 02/28/2025 246.75 1 -18.64  Close Signal  Minor 
 CECO 02/13/2025 25.43 02/25/2025 24.51 20 -19.39  Close Signal  Minor 
 ARL 02/13/2025 13.11 02/19/2025 13.59 39 17.67  Close Signal  Minor 
 ALTI 02/13/2025 3.28 02/18/2025 3.49 157 31.89  Close Signal  Minor 
 BX 02/13/2025 160.48 02/14/2025 164.84 3 12.10  Close Signal  Minor 
 CE 02/13/2025 65.26 02/14/2025 68.02 7 18.38  Close Signal  Minor 
 ACIW 02/12/2025 51.62 02/13/2025 52.54 10 8.15  Close Signal  Minor 
 ACGL 02/11/2025 89.60 02/20/2025 89.05 5 -3.64  Close Signal  Minor 
 AEO 02/11/2025 14.31 02/18/2025 14.55 36 7.60  Close Signal  Minor 
 AEHR 02/11/2025 10.29 02/14/2025 10.72 50 20.44  Close Signal  Minor 
 AMKR 02/11/2025 21.50 02/14/2025 22.41 24 20.78  Close Signal  Minor 
 A 02/10/2025 143.39 02/19/2025 136.86 3 -20.42  Close Signal  Minor 
 AMG 02/10/2025 175.88 02/18/2025 171.31 2 -9.83  Close Signal  Minor 
 ANSS 02/10/2025 342.00 02/18/2025 338.58 1 -4.10  Close Signal  Minor 
 ATR 02/10/2025 143.28 02/13/2025 142.77 3 -2.39  Close Signal  Minor 
340 trades

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.



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