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
[?]
05/08/2025
16.57
05/12/2025
17.13
26
13.68
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
22.13
05/12/2025
22.43
19
4.85
Close Signal
05/07/2025
0.4904
05/09/2025
0.6099
891
105.44
Close Signal
05/07/2025
24.14
05/08/2025
24.96
18
13.87
Close Signal
05/07/2025
34.43
05/08/2025
34.72
12
2.65
Close Signal
05/06/2025
219.47
05/12/2025
232.36
1
12.43
Close Signal
05/06/2025
264.03
05/12/2025
268.25
1
3.69
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
198.21
05/09/2025
197.85
2
-1.51
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
9.84
05/09/2025
9.50
43
-15.44
Close Signal
05/02/2025
165.96
05/08/2025
165.14
2
-2.30
Close Signal
05/02/2025
4.53
05/08/2025
4.91
94
34.81
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
79.48
05/06/2025
84.05
5
22.02
Close Signal
05/02/2025
5.31
05/05/2025
5.45
80
10.33
Close Signal
05/02/2025
58.67
05/05/2025
61.14
7
16.44
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
101.86
05/06/2025
104.20
4
8.53
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
133
3.13
Close Signal
04/30/2025
46.04
05/02/2025
48.72
9
23.26
Close Signal
04/30/2025
19.38
05/02/2025
20.15
21
15.33
Close Signal
04/30/2025
7.56
05/02/2025
7.76
56
10.34
Close Signal
04/30/2025
18.22
05/01/2025
18.94
23
15.70
Close Signal
04/29/2025
107.45
05/05/2025
109.85
3
6.54
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
16.71
05/02/2025
16.59
25
-3.83
Close Signal
04/28/2025
97.54
04/30/2025
98.06
4
1.30
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
04/25/2025
410.61
05/19/2025
309.83
1
-101.45
Close Signal
04/25/2025
14.68
05/02/2025
14.66
28
-1.38
Close Signal
04/25/2025
12.93
05/01/2025
12.96
31
0.13
Close Signal
04/25/2025
23.19
04/30/2025
23.78
17
9.23
Close Signal
04/25/2025
126.00
04/30/2025
126.17
3
-0.25
Close Signal
04/25/2025
0.5017
04/30/2025
0.5416
819
31.81
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
159
61.10
Close Signal
04/24/2025
0.4974
04/28/2025
0.5742
825
62.44
Close Signal
04/23/2025
10.82
05/02/2025
10.45
37
-14.47
Close Signal
04/23/2025
8.06
05/01/2025
7.74
50
-16.78
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
40
20.36
Close Signal
04/23/2025
209.60
04/25/2025
211.75
1
1.73
Close Signal
04/23/2025
1.77
04/25/2025
1.82
228
10.58
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
47.89
04/24/2025
49.74
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
54
34.21
Close Signal
04/21/2025
167.32
04/23/2025
180.60
2
25.85
Close Signal
04/21/2025
281.80
04/22/2025
289.75
1
7.37
Close Signal
04/17/2025
68.83
04/24/2025
71.40
6
14.57
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
456
44.19
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
186
-17.55
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
1,848
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
402
-4.85
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
3.36
04/16/2025
3.61
128
31.09
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
2,476
-66.13
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.