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
[?]
05/22/2025
60.96
05/27/2025
62.30
7
8.51
Close Signal
05/22/2025
8.70
05/27/2025
9.61
53
47.24
Close Signal
05/21/2025
201.86
05/28/2025
200.19
2
-4.14
Close Signal
05/20/2025
11.09
05/29/2025
9.92
41
-48.81
Close Signal
05/20/2025
218.32
05/27/2025
216.96
2
-3.59
Close Signal
05/20/2025
23.64
05/21/2025
24.55
19
16.37
Close Signal
05/19/2025
2.84
05/27/2025
2.85
162
0.70
Close Signal
05/19/2025
4.01
05/27/2025
3.92
115
-11.26
Close Signal
05/19/2025
14.93
05/27/2025
14.25
30
-21.27
Close Signal
05/16/2025
7.31
05/30/2025
4.24
62
-190.96
Close Signal
05/16/2025
0.44
05/28/2025
0.5093
1,041
71.12
Close Signal
05/16/2025
0.2337
05/27/2025
0.198
1,961
-70.82
Close Signal
05/16/2025
7.13
05/27/2025
6.29
64
-54.59
Close Signal
05/16/2025
101.47
05/22/2025
105.37
4
14.76
Close Signal
05/16/2025
2.92
05/22/2025
3.23
156
47.38
Close Signal
05/16/2025
40.35
05/19/2025
41.62
11
13.06
Close Signal
05/15/2025
15.82
06/02/2025
15.68
28
-4.80
Close Signal
05/15/2025
159.13
05/30/2025
162.79
2
6.67
Close Signal
05/15/2025
2.51
05/28/2025
2.83
181
56.92
Close Signal
05/15/2025
2.91
05/27/2025
2.72
156
-30.50
Close Signal
05/15/2025
275.32
05/27/2025
272.63
1
-3.24
Close Signal
05/15/2025
8.57
05/27/2025
8.45
53
-7.26
Close Signal
05/15/2025
0.901
05/23/2025
0.87
504
-16.51
Close Signal
05/15/2025
6.69
05/22/2025
6.42
68
-19.24
Close Signal
05/15/2025
0.53
05/20/2025
0.57
858
33.36
Close Signal
05/15/2025
0.5944
05/20/2025
0.6524
765
43.39
Close Signal
05/15/2025
59.53
05/20/2025
60.64
7
6.92
Close Signal
05/15/2025
126.74
05/19/2025
127.76
3
2.29
Close Signal
05/15/2025
270.80
05/19/2025
311.81
1
40.41
Close Signal
05/15/2025
93.72
05/16/2025
94.62
4
2.84
Close Signal
05/15/2025
35.27
05/16/2025
36.43
12
13.05
Close Signal
05/15/2025
5.75
05/16/2025
6.09
79
25.91
Close Signal
05/15/2025
16.36
05/16/2025
17.45
27
28.50
Close Signal
05/14/2025
90.85
05/15/2025
93.54
5
12.52
Close Signal
05/14/2025
102.77
05/15/2025
104.63
4
6.61
Close Signal
05/13/2025
127.90
05/15/2025
132.17
3
12.02
Close Signal
05/13/2025
71.64
05/15/2025
72.62
6
5.01
Close Signal
05/13/2025
32.31
05/15/2025
32.88
14
7.06
Close Signal
05/13/2025
75.20
05/15/2025
76.85
6
8.98
Close Signal
05/12/2025
312.65
05/16/2025
317.80
1
4.52
Close Signal
05/12/2025
121.54
05/16/2025
121.73
3
-0.16
Close Signal
05/12/2025
94.04
05/15/2025
95.42
4
4.76
Close Signal
05/12/2025
153.57
05/15/2025
154.31
2
0.86
Close Signal
05/12/2025
56.77
05/15/2025
57.36
7
3.33
Close Signal
05/12/2025
436.32
05/15/2025
441.95
1
4.75
Close Signal
05/12/2025
36.42
05/15/2025
37.02
12
6.32
Close Signal
05/09/2025
38.98
05/16/2025
38.43
11
-6.90
Close Signal
05/09/2025
88.68
05/15/2025
88.50
5
-1.79
Close Signal
05/09/2025
21.88
05/15/2025
21.92
20
-0.08
Close Signal
05/09/2025
30.60
05/12/2025
33.07
14
33.67
Close Signal
05/09/2025
45.22
05/12/2025
46.91
9
14.37
Close Signal
05/08/2025
103.41
05/15/2025
100.78
4
-11.33
Close Signal
05/08/2025
214.29
05/15/2025
208.19
2
-13.04
Close Signal
05/08/2025
101.04
05/15/2025
98.59
4
-10.59
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
46.91
05/13/2025
48.79
9
16.05
Close Signal
05/08/2025
7.15
05/13/2025
7.58
61
25.32
Close Signal
05/08/2025
16.93
05/12/2025
17.49
26
13.66
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
22.58
05/12/2025
22.89
19
5.02
Close Signal
05/07/2025
0.4904
05/09/2025
0.6099
891
105.44
Close Signal
05/07/2025
24.47
05/08/2025
25.30
17
13.26
Close Signal
05/07/2025
34.43
05/08/2025
34.72
12
2.65
Close Signal
05/06/2025
219.88
05/12/2025
232.79
1
12.45
Close Signal
05/06/2025
265.91
05/12/2025
270.16
1
3.71
Close Signal
05/06/2025
34.58
05/09/2025
34.30
12
-4.18
Close Signal
05/06/2025
8.63
05/08/2025
9.28
50
31.59
Close Signal
05/05/2025
5.87
05/15/2025
4.09
73
-130.60
Close Signal
05/05/2025
198.40
05/09/2025
198.05
2
-1.49
Close Signal
05/05/2025
2.22
05/08/2025
2.27
193
8.78
Close Signal
05/05/2025
1.33
05/07/2025
1.36
323
8.82
Close Signal
05/02/2025
10.18
05/09/2025
9.82
42
-15.95
Close Signal
05/02/2025
166.86
05/08/2025
166.04
2
-2.30
Close Signal
05/02/2025
4.54
05/08/2025
4.91
94
33.87
Close Signal
05/02/2025
11.59
05/08/2025
11.50
36
-4.07
Close Signal
05/02/2025
114.02
05/07/2025
118.86
3
13.81
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
79.61
05/06/2025
84.19
5
22.07
Close Signal
05/02/2025
5.31
05/05/2025
5.45
80
10.33
Close Signal
05/02/2025
59.02
05/05/2025
61.51
7
16.58
Close Signal
05/01/2025
61.69
05/07/2025
63.65
6
11.00
Close Signal
05/01/2025
1.35
05/07/2025
1.36
315
2.29
Close Signal
05/01/2025
102.39
05/06/2025
104.75
4
8.61
Close Signal
05/01/2025
36.95
05/02/2025
37.43
11
4.46
Close Signal
04/30/2025
65.14
05/08/2025
67.75
6
14.85
Close Signal
04/30/2025
32.24
05/06/2025
34.13
13
23.69
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
132
3.11
Close Signal
04/30/2025
46.38
05/02/2025
49.08
9
23.43
Close Signal
04/30/2025
19.51
05/02/2025
20.28
21
15.33
Close Signal
04/30/2025
7.56
05/02/2025
7.76
56
10.34
Close Signal
04/30/2025
13.47
05/02/2025
13.75
31
7.83
Close Signal
04/30/2025
18.38
05/01/2025
19.11
23
15.92
Close Signal
04/29/2025
107.67
05/05/2025
110.08
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
17.10
05/02/2025
16.98
24
-3.70
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.