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:
$640
Total Trades:
1,092
Capital Growth: 6.4%
Profit Trades, % of Total: 61%
Profit Factor: [?]
1.07
Avg Trade Duration, days: 4.28
Payoff Ratio: [?]
0.67
Avg Profit per Trade: 0.14%
Max Drawdown: 26%
Avg Profit per Day: 0.033%
Max Drawdown, $:
2,630
Avg Market Impact: [?]
Restoration Factor: [?]
0.24
Overall Viability Score: [?]
Avg Annual Return:
6.4%
CAGR: [?] 6.4%
Year
S&P 500
Equity
Jan Feb
Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov
Dec
2025
16.08
6.40
1.54
-5.26
-9.15
-3.36
6.44
3.01
1.62
12.53
-2.42
-1.43
1.85
2.56
Symbol
Entry Date
Exit Date
Shares
Profit, $
Exit On
MI
[?]
09/04/2025
278.12
09/11/2025
280.73
1
2.05
Close Signal
09/04/2025
193.39
09/11/2025
194.83
2
2.10
Close Signal
09/04/2025
288.07
09/11/2025
292.59
1
3.94
Close Signal
09/04/2025
226.76
09/08/2025
236.91
2
19.36
Close Signal
09/03/2025
80.07
09/10/2025
84.90
6
27.98
Close Signal
09/02/2025
109.23
09/10/2025
107.49
4
-7.82
Close Signal
08/29/2025
43.30
09/10/2025
42.95
12
-5.23
Close Signal
08/29/2025
11.45
09/05/2025
11.46
47
-0.61
Close Signal
08/29/2025
24.70
09/05/2025
24.01
21
-15.51
Period End
08/29/2025
210.50
09/04/2025
219.63
2
17.39
Close Signal
08/29/2025
22.69
09/03/2025
23.66
23
21.23
Close Signal
08/28/2025
96.65
09/11/2025
94.52
5
-11.60
Close Signal
08/28/2025
132.65
09/02/2025
139.63
4
26.82
Close Signal
08/27/2025
206.98
09/11/2025
198.34
2
-18.08
Close Signal
08/27/2025
72.83
09/10/2025
70.56
7
-16.89
Close Signal
08/27/2025
32.09
09/04/2025
31.28
16
-13.97
Close Signal
08/27/2025
104.62
08/29/2025
109.41
5
22.87
Close Signal
08/27/2025
271.05
08/28/2025
276.47
1
4.87
Close Signal
08/26/2025
57.47
09/16/2025
52.37
9
-46.87
Close Signal
08/26/2025
8.71
09/09/2025
8.26
61
-28.47
Close Signal
08/26/2025
0.5087
09/05/2025
0.5047
1,057
-5.30
Close Signal
08/26/2025
94.01
09/04/2025
92.70
5
-7.48
Close Signal
08/26/2025
28.69
09/04/2025
28.99
18
4.36
Close Signal
08/26/2025
1.84
09/04/2025
1.69
292
-44.81
Close Signal
08/26/2025
454.59
08/27/2025
463.36
1
7.85
Close Signal
08/25/2025
211.35
09/11/2025
204.01
2
-15.50
Close Signal
08/25/2025
113.36
09/05/2025
114.26
4
2.69
Close Signal
08/25/2025
57.39
09/05/2025
54.06
9
-30.96
Close Signal
08/25/2025
62.30
08/29/2025
62.41
8
-0.12
Close Signal
08/25/2025
85.19
08/27/2025
87.03
6
10.00
Close Signal
08/25/2025
371.66
08/27/2025
377.68
1
5.27
Close Signal
08/25/2025
144.40
08/26/2025
145.86
3
3.51
Close Signal
08/22/2025
34.32
08/29/2025
32.39
15
-29.94
Close Signal
08/22/2025
46.63
08/29/2025
46.36
11
-3.99
Close Signal
08/22/2025
5.51
08/27/2025
5.61
96
8.53
Close Signal
08/22/2025
150.40
08/26/2025
161.83
3
33.34
Close Signal
08/22/2025
3.58
08/26/2025
3.67
148
12.24
Close Signal
08/22/2025
20.30
08/26/2025
21.10
26
19.71
Close Signal
08/22/2025
309.80
08/26/2025
316.22
1
5.79
Close Signal
08/21/2025
24.94
09/11/2025
23.20
21
-37.53
Close Signal
08/21/2025
163.71
08/26/2025
166.62
3
7.73
Close Signal
08/21/2025
54.46
08/26/2025
57.35
9
24.99
Close Signal
08/21/2025
24.18
08/22/2025
25.04
21
17.02
Close Signal
08/21/2025
162.00
08/22/2025
169.00
3
20.00
Close Signal
08/20/2025
225.79
08/26/2025
229.09
2
5.69
Close Signal
08/20/2025
71.77
08/22/2025
75.82
7
27.30
Close Signal
08/20/2025
8.40
08/21/2025
8.70
62
17.53
Close Signal
08/19/2025
70.19
08/29/2025
69.72
7
-4.27
Close Signal
08/19/2025
64.62
08/26/2025
64.60
8
-1.19
Close Signal
08/19/2025
235.18
08/22/2025
239.84
2
8.37
Close Signal
08/19/2025
9.74
08/22/2025
10.12
54
19.44
Close Signal
08/19/2025
16.46
08/22/2025
16.47
32
-0.73
Close Signal
08/19/2025
176.10
08/22/2025
181.04
2
9.16
Close Signal
08/19/2025
16.35
08/22/2025
16.90
32
16.53
Close Signal
08/18/2025
213.77
08/21/2025
215.59
2
2.78
Close Signal
08/18/2025
37.31
08/20/2025
38.07
14
9.58
Close Signal
08/18/2025
73.46
08/19/2025
74.56
7
6.66
Close Signal
08/15/2025
4.30
08/22/2025
4.34
122
3.82
Close Signal
08/15/2025
160.98
08/22/2025
162.17
3
2.60
Close Signal
08/15/2025
93.82
08/22/2025
98.46
5
22.23
Close Signal
08/15/2025
8.81
08/22/2025
8.81
59
-1.04
Close Signal
08/15/2025
17.69
08/21/2025
17.49
29
-6.82
Close Signal
08/15/2025
65.80
08/21/2025
66.62
7
4.81
Close Signal
08/14/2025
91.65
08/22/2025
89.90
5
-9.65
Close Signal
08/14/2025
257.13
08/19/2025
260.79
2
6.28
Close Signal
08/13/2025
3.06
08/22/2025
2.91
162
-25.25
Close Signal
08/13/2025
187.44
08/21/2025
177.28
2
-21.04
Close Signal
08/13/2025
130.41
08/20/2025
130.14
3
-1.59
Close Signal
08/13/2025
100.69
08/19/2025
101.28
4
1.55
Close Signal
08/13/2025
69.60
08/19/2025
70.34
7
4.20
Close Signal
08/13/2025
146.18
08/19/2025
147.25
3
2.33
Close Signal
08/13/2025
161.78
08/19/2025
162.30
3
0.59
Close Signal
08/13/2025
268.72
08/18/2025
269.10
1
-0.16
Close Signal
08/13/2025
71.25
08/15/2025
71.53
6
0.82
Close Signal
08/13/2025
202.37
08/15/2025
204.32
2
3.08
Close Signal
08/13/2025
5.44
08/15/2025
6.24
91
71.70
Close Signal
08/13/2025
0.156
08/14/2025
0.2963
3,186
445.33
Close Signal
08/12/2025
182.23
08/20/2025
180.79
2
-3.60
Close Signal
08/12/2025
368.19
08/19/2025
371.53
1
2.60
Close Signal
08/12/2025
41.19
08/18/2025
43.08
11
19.85
Close Signal
08/12/2025
50.57
08/18/2025
49.51
9
-10.44
Close Signal
08/12/2025
5.45
08/15/2025
5.64
88
15.74
Close Signal
08/12/2025
88.46
08/15/2025
89.66
5
5.11
Close Signal
08/12/2025
233.48
08/15/2025
238.41
2
8.91
Close Signal
08/12/2025
15.55
08/14/2025
15.93
31
10.80
Close Signal
08/12/2025
231.26
08/13/2025
236.62
2
9.78
Close Signal
08/12/2025
34.54
08/13/2025
36.89
13
29.61
Close Signal
08/12/2025
52.23
08/13/2025
53.88
9
13.89
Close Signal
08/12/2025
3.42
08/13/2025
3.69
141
37.05
Close Signal
08/08/2025
237.65
08/13/2025
244.09
2
11.91
Close Signal
08/08/2025
103.75
08/13/2025
110.91
4
27.77
Close Signal
08/08/2025
247.45
08/13/2025
254.81
1
6.85
Close Signal
08/08/2025
62.43
08/13/2025
64.65
7
14.64
Close Signal
08/08/2025
29.76
08/13/2025
33.85
16
64.39
Close Signal
08/08/2025
34.09
08/13/2025
36.96
14
39.17
Close Signal
08/08/2025
79.96
08/13/2025
85.40
6
31.63
Close Signal
08/08/2025
28.37
08/12/2025
29.64
16
19.38
Close Signal
08/07/2025
30.01
08/12/2025
32.81
16
43.77
Close Signal
08/07/2025
119.49
08/12/2025
124.40
4
18.65
Close Signal
08/07/2025
81.96
08/12/2025
83.22
5
5.47
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.