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:
$287
Total Trades:
950
Capital Growth: 2.87%
Profit Trades, % of Total: 61%
Profit Factor: [?]
1.04
Avg Trade Duration, days: 4.28
Payoff Ratio: [?]
0.68
Avg Profit per Trade: 0.11%
Max Drawdown: 26%
Avg Profit per Day: 0.025%
Max Drawdown, $:
2,631
Avg Market Impact: [?]
Restoration Factor: [?]
0.11
Overall Viability Score: [?]
Avg Annual Return:
2.87%
CAGR: [?] 2.87%
Year
S&P 500
Equity
Jan Feb
Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov
Dec
2025
17.15
2.87
1.38
-5.27
-9.16
-3.26
7.37
3.01
1.88
12.30
-2.44
-1.28
Symbol
Entry Date
Exit Date
Shares
Profit, $
Exit On
MI
[?]
07/23/2025
21.91
08/05/2025
20.76
22
-26.23
Close Signal
07/23/2025
96.94
07/30/2025
97.33
5
0.98
Close Signal
07/23/2025
52.49
07/29/2025
51.60
9
-8.94
Close Signal
07/23/2025
150.63
07/28/2025
150.64
3
-0.87
Close Signal
07/23/2025
68.39
07/28/2025
69.15
7
4.35
Close Signal
07/23/2025
276.06
07/28/2025
281.99
1
5.37
Close Signal
07/23/2025
29.61
07/28/2025
29.36
16
-4.94
Close Signal
07/23/2025
95.10
07/25/2025
95.90
5
3.04
Close Signal
07/23/2025
23.67
07/24/2025
24.55
20
16.63
Close Signal
07/22/2025
204.35
07/30/2025
190.88
2
-27.72
Close Signal
07/22/2025
237.93
07/29/2025
246.71
2
16.58
Close Signal
07/22/2025
234.57
07/28/2025
229.86
2
-10.34
Close Signal
07/22/2025
19.73
07/25/2025
20.73
24
23.02
Close Signal
07/22/2025
416.01
07/25/2025
418.31
1
1.46
Close Signal
07/22/2025
156.59
07/24/2025
157.77
3
2.60
Close Signal
07/22/2025
2.25
07/23/2025
2.43
213
37.32
Close Signal
07/22/2025
8.68
07/23/2025
9.13
55
23.76
Close Signal
07/22/2025
174.15
07/23/2025
176.52
2
4.04
Close Signal
07/21/2025
26.66
07/29/2025
27.00
17
4.86
Close Signal
07/18/2025
28.60
07/28/2025
28.72
16
1.00
Close Signal
07/18/2025
23.64
07/24/2025
23.43
20
-5.14
Close Signal
07/18/2025
107.94
07/24/2025
108.79
4
2.53
Close Signal
07/18/2025
29.26
07/23/2025
30.82
16
23.99
Close Signal
07/18/2025
60.79
07/23/2025
61.35
7
3.06
Close Signal
07/18/2025
10.49
07/22/2025
10.74
45
10.29
Close Signal
07/18/2025
54.84
07/22/2025
55.53
8
4.63
Close Signal
07/17/2025
229.52
07/23/2025
238.52
2
17.05
Close Signal
07/17/2025
3.56
07/23/2025
3.73
134
21.79
Close Signal
07/17/2025
119.98
07/22/2025
125.17
3
14.83
Close Signal
07/17/2025
196.41
07/22/2025
201.91
2
10.20
Close Signal
07/17/2025
6.89
07/22/2025
7.06
69
10.76
Close Signal
07/17/2025
86.14
07/22/2025
88.11
5
8.97
Close Signal
07/17/2025
20.69
07/22/2025
21.18
23
10.30
Close Signal
07/17/2025
12.58
07/21/2025
13.02
38
15.74
Close Signal
07/16/2025
216.61
07/23/2025
218.63
2
3.17
Close Signal
07/16/2025
20.22
07/22/2025
20.26
23
-0.01
Close Signal
07/16/2025
36.52
07/22/2025
36.42
13
-2.25
Close Signal
07/16/2025
17.70
07/18/2025
18.36
27
16.84
Close Signal
07/14/2025
156.54
07/18/2025
155.37
3
-4.44
Close Signal
07/14/2025
294.62
07/18/2025
292.52
1
-2.69
Close Signal
07/14/2025
41.00
07/18/2025
40.04
11
-11.45
Close Signal
07/14/2025
178.07
07/17/2025
179.41
2
1.96
Close Signal
07/14/2025
10.03
07/17/2025
10.20
48
7.18
Close Signal
07/14/2025
12.08
07/17/2025
12.55
40
17.81
Close Signal
07/11/2025
175.98
07/23/2025
175.46
2
-1.74
Close Signal
07/11/2025
81.30
07/18/2025
80.74
5
-3.61
Close Signal
07/11/2025
279.24
07/17/2025
280.87
1
1.07
Close Signal
07/11/2025
186.86
07/14/2025
190.36
2
6.24
Close Signal
07/10/2025
286.11
07/16/2025
289.47
1
2.78
Close Signal
07/09/2025
27.53
07/18/2025
26.53
17
-17.91
Close Signal
07/09/2025
44.11
07/17/2025
43.67
11
-5.80
Close Signal
07/09/2025
308.22
07/16/2025
304.28
1
-4.55
Close Signal
07/09/2025
169.19
07/16/2025
166.18
2
-6.69
Close Signal
07/09/2025
83.13
07/14/2025
83.75
5
2.26
Close Signal
07/08/2025
32.60
07/23/2025
29.42
15
-48.61
Close Signal
07/08/2025
171.74
07/17/2025
167.44
2
-9.27
Close Signal
07/08/2025
17.23
07/14/2025
17.48
28
6.02
Close Signal
07/08/2025
70.62
07/11/2025
70.86
6
0.59
Close Signal
07/07/2025
13.22
07/08/2025
14.52
36
45.78
Close Signal
07/03/2025
16.78
07/16/2025
15.75
29
-30.80
Close Signal
07/02/2025
14.15
07/17/2025
13.30
34
-29.82
Close Signal
07/02/2025
37.20
07/14/2025
37.16
13
-1.49
Close Signal
07/02/2025
111.59
07/09/2025
112.92
4
4.42
Close Signal
07/02/2025
110.37
07/08/2025
112.07
4
5.91
Close Signal
07/02/2025
32.82
07/08/2025
33.58
14
9.71
Close Signal
07/01/2025
55.52
07/17/2025
48.72
8
-55.21
Close Signal
07/01/2025
25.26
07/14/2025
23.86
19
-27.52
Close Signal
07/01/2025
109.50
07/14/2025
107.92
4
-7.19
Close Signal
07/01/2025
55.55
07/11/2025
55.16
8
-4.00
Close Signal
07/01/2025
190.92
07/11/2025
184.45
2
-13.68
Close Signal
07/01/2025
38.86
07/11/2025
38.16
12
-9.32
Close Signal
07/01/2025
11.79
07/10/2025
11.71
41
-4.24
Close Signal
07/01/2025
483.25
07/09/2025
470.92
1
-13.28
Close Signal
07/01/2025
3.58
07/08/2025
3.62
135
4.43
Close Signal
07/01/2025
231.29
07/07/2025
233.59
2
3.67
Close Signal
07/01/2025
300.71
07/03/2025
315.35
1
14.02
Close Signal
07/01/2025
57.22
07/02/2025
58.23
8
7.15
Close Signal
06/30/2025
79.85
07/18/2025
75.77
5
-21.17
Close Signal
06/30/2025
21.57
07/09/2025
21.57
22
-0.95
Close Signal
06/30/2025
38.78
07/02/2025
41.48
12
31.42
Close Signal
06/30/2025
28.61
07/01/2025
28.99
16
5.16
Close Signal
06/30/2025
29.91
07/01/2025
30.92
15
14.23
Close Signal
06/30/2025
164.69
07/01/2025
174.47
2
18.87
Close Signal
06/30/2025
23.82
07/01/2025
25.50
19
30.97
Close Signal
06/30/2025
1.72
07/01/2025
1.88
276
43.14
Close Signal
06/30/2025
17.10
07/01/2025
17.71
27
15.52
Close Signal
06/27/2025
79.74
07/02/2025
80.68
5
3.90
Close Signal
06/27/2025
7.42
07/02/2025
7.55
63
7.24
Close Signal
06/27/2025
45.13
07/01/2025
46.26
10
10.38
Close Signal
06/27/2025
26.30
07/01/2025
26.96
17
10.31
Close Signal
06/27/2025
12.62
06/30/2025
13.37
37
26.77
Close Signal
06/26/2025
90.16
06/30/2025
91.46
5
5.59
Close Signal
06/26/2025
49.15
06/30/2025
50.56
9
11.79
Close Signal
06/26/2025
26.35
06/27/2025
27.19
17
13.36
Close Signal
06/25/2025
17.78
06/30/2025
18.39
26
14.91
Close Signal
06/25/2025
197.69
06/30/2025
201.66
2
7.14
Close Signal
06/24/2025
10.93
07/02/2025
10.72
43
-9.96
Close Signal
06/24/2025
6.37
07/01/2025
6.64
73
18.75
Close Signal
06/24/2025
20.62
07/01/2025
21.05
22
8.54
Close Signal
06/24/2025
15.72
07/01/2025
15.70
29
-1.49
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.