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
[?]
04/28/2025
97.88
04/30/2025
98.40
4
1.29
Close Signal
04/28/2025
34.97
04/30/2025
35.58
11
5.93
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
14.92
05/09/2025
14.63
27
-8.62
Close Signal
04/25/2025
12.93
05/01/2025
12.96
31
0.13
Close Signal
04/25/2025
23.66
04/30/2025
24.26
17
9.38
Close Signal
04/25/2025
129.11
04/30/2025
129.28
3
-0.27
Close Signal
04/25/2025
0.5017
04/30/2025
0.5416
818
31.77
Close Signal
04/25/2025
17.52
04/30/2025
17.63
23
1.72
Close Signal
04/25/2025
126.65
04/29/2025
129.00
3
6.28
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
158
60.71
Close Signal
04/24/2025
0.4974
04/28/2025
0.5742
823
62.29
Close Signal
04/23/2025
10.82
05/02/2025
10.45
37
-14.47
Close Signal
04/23/2025
8.23
05/01/2025
7.90
48
-16.61
Close Signal
04/23/2025
4.14
05/01/2025
4.27
97
11.79
Close Signal
04/23/2025
61.73
04/28/2025
62.81
6
5.73
Close Signal
04/23/2025
10.10
04/28/2025
10.63
39
19.85
Close Signal
04/23/2025
210.19
04/25/2025
212.35
1
1.74
Close Signal
04/23/2025
1.77
04/25/2025
1.82
227
10.53
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
28
-11.41
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
48.01
04/24/2025
49.86
8
14.01
Close Signal
04/22/2025
130.68
04/24/2025
137.16
3
18.63
Close Signal
04/22/2025
21.33
04/24/2025
22.74
18
24.57
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
53
33.58
Close Signal
04/21/2025
167.32
04/23/2025
180.60
2
25.85
Close Signal
04/21/2025
281.97
04/22/2025
289.93
1
7.38
Close Signal
04/17/2025
69.04
04/24/2025
71.62
6
14.63
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
455
44.09
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
16.53
04/22/2025
17.58
25
25.38
Close Signal
04/16/2025
23.43
04/22/2025
24.24
17
12.95
Close Signal
04/16/2025
6.24
04/21/2025
6.48
67
15.22
Close Signal
04/15/2025
2.25
04/23/2025
2.16
185
-17.46
Close Signal
04/15/2025
96.78
04/22/2025
96.95
4
-0.10
Close Signal
04/15/2025
0.2266
04/22/2025
0.2277
1,844
1.19
Close Signal
04/14/2025
4.01
04/21/2025
3.82
104
-20.56
Close Signal
04/14/2025
1.04
04/17/2025
1.03
401
-4.84
Close Signal
04/11/2025
2.04
04/23/2025
2.08
211
7.57
Close Signal
04/11/2025
3.23
04/21/2025
3.02
133
-28.75
Close Signal
04/11/2025
3.39
04/16/2025
3.63
127
29.57
Close Signal
04/11/2025
4.24
04/14/2025
4.43
101
18.30
Close Signal
04/10/2025
22.40
04/11/2025
23.61
19
22.10
Close Signal
04/09/2025
225.29
05/13/2025
250.08
1
24.30
Close Signal
04/09/2025
1.03
04/23/2025
0.7745
420
-108.01
Close Signal
04/09/2025
5.02
04/22/2025
4.75
86
-24.05
Close Signal
04/09/2025
10.26
04/22/2025
9.54
42
-31.06
Close Signal
04/09/2025
0.175
04/22/2025
0.1486
2,472
-66.03
Close Signal
04/09/2025
7.45
04/17/2025
6.93
58
-30.98
Close Signal
04/09/2025
27.46
04/15/2025
28.10
15
8.76
Close Signal
04/09/2025
214.59
04/14/2025
220.26
2
10.46
Close Signal
04/09/2025
1.21
04/14/2025
1.18
357
-11.56
Close Signal
04/09/2025
7.11
04/14/2025
7.41
60
17.12
Close Signal
04/09/2025
8.83
04/14/2025
8.85
48
0.11
Close Signal
04/09/2025
5.48
04/11/2025
5.70
78
16.28
Close Signal
04/09/2025
9.00
04/11/2025
9.07
48
2.49
Close Signal
04/03/2025
7.79
04/09/2025
8.21
58
23.42
Close Signal
04/03/2025
83.40
04/09/2025
82.14
5
-7.12
Close Signal
04/02/2025
131.32
04/14/2025
119.26
3
-36.91
Close Signal
04/02/2025
169.51
04/10/2025
154.34
2
-30.97
Close Signal
04/02/2025
16.09
04/09/2025
15.34
28
-21.87
Close Signal
04/02/2025
85.53
04/09/2025
78.21
5
-37.40
Close Signal
04/02/2025
6.75
04/09/2025
6.06
68
-47.77
Close Signal
04/02/2025
13.60
04/09/2025
12.73
33
-29.56
Close Signal
04/02/2025
21.98
04/03/2025
22.43
20
8.11
Close Signal
04/01/2025
0.735
04/14/2025
0.566
628
-106.90
Close Signal
04/01/2025
16.32
04/11/2025
14.58
28
-49.56
Close Signal
04/01/2025
197.50
04/09/2025
194.97
2
-5.84
Close Signal
04/01/2025
72.26
04/02/2025
74.64
6
13.39
Close Signal
03/31/2025
11.14
04/09/2025
10.50
41
-27.11
Close Signal
03/28/2025
115.97
04/09/2025
106.61
3
-28.73
Close Signal
03/28/2025
30.45
04/02/2025
30.63
15
1.78
Close Signal
03/27/2025
73.86
04/09/2025
59.75
6
-85.42
Close Signal
03/27/2025
12.05
04/02/2025
12.10
37
0.96
Close Signal
03/26/2025
12.13
04/14/2025
10.61
37
-57.05
Close Signal
03/26/2025
8.52
04/14/2025
6.72
53
-96.16
Close Signal
03/26/2025
3.23
04/09/2025
2.57
141
-93.83
Close Signal
03/26/2025
158.25
04/09/2025
139.07
2
-38.94
Close Signal
03/26/2025
60.02
04/02/2025
58.67
7
-10.28
Close Signal
03/26/2025
5.17
04/02/2025
5.17
88
-0.91
Close Signal
03/26/2025
15.31
04/02/2025
14.72
29
-17.97
Close Signal
03/26/2025
75.72
04/01/2025
78.77
6
17.36
Close Signal
03/26/2025
10.35
04/01/2025
11.56
44
52.25
Close Signal
03/26/2025
1.18
04/01/2025
1.22
386
14.51
Close Signal
03/26/2025
5.89
03/28/2025
6.15
77
19.08
Close Signal
03/25/2025
301.72
03/31/2025
306.34
1
4.01
Close Signal
03/25/2025
100.76
03/27/2025
103.37
4
9.62
Close Signal
03/25/2025
95.78
03/26/2025
97.45
4
5.90
Close Signal
03/24/2025
23.46
03/28/2025
24.13
19
11.82
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.