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:
$-586
Total Trades:
505
Capital Growth: -5.86%
Profit Trades, % of Total: 61%
Profit Factor: [?]
0.88
Avg Trade Duration, days: 4.11
Payoff Ratio: [?]
0.56
Avg Profit per Trade: -0.18%
Max Drawdown: 25%
Avg Profit per Day: -0.044%
Max Drawdown, $:
2,569
Avg Market Impact: [?]
Restoration Factor: [?]
-0.23
Overall Viability Score: [?]
Avg Annual Return:
-5.86%
CAGR: [?] 0%
Year
S&P 500
Equity
Jan Feb
Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov
Dec
2025
2.02
-5.86
1.23
-5.21
-9.20
-2.63
7.36
3.36
Symbol
Entry Date
Exit Date
Shares
Profit, $
Exit On
MI
[?]
06/06/2025
46.61
06/06/2025
46.61
10
-0.93
Period End
06/06/2025
1.29
06/06/2025
1.29
367
-0.95
Period End
06/06/2025
33.08
06/06/2025
33.08
14
-0.93
Period End
06/06/2025
274.24
06/06/2025
274.24
1
-0.55
Period End
06/06/2025
36.61
06/06/2025
36.61
12
-0.88
Period End
06/06/2025
32.45
06/06/2025
32.45
14
-0.91
Period End
06/06/2025
40.65
06/06/2025
40.65
11
-0.89
Period End
06/06/2025
22.51
06/06/2025
22.51
21
-0.95
Period End
06/05/2025
327.50
06/06/2025
328.76
1
0.60
Period End
06/04/2025
10.26
06/06/2025
10.16
46
-5.54
Period End
06/04/2025
152.15
06/06/2025
152.18
3
-0.82
Period End
06/04/2025
150.41
06/06/2025
153.31
3
7.78
Period End
06/04/2025
37.28
06/06/2025
37.31
12
-0.54
Period End
06/04/2025
76.70
06/06/2025
76.67
6
-1.10
Period End
06/03/2025
47.28
06/06/2025
47.42
10
0.45
Close Signal
06/03/2025
464.53
06/06/2025
468.21
1
2.75
Close Signal
06/03/2025
81.40
06/06/2025
82.07
5
2.53
Close Signal
06/03/2025
167.71
06/06/2025
174.92
2
13.73
Close Signal
06/03/2025
21.58
06/06/2025
21.43
21
-4.05
Period End
06/03/2025
434.52
06/06/2025
432.35
1
-3.04
Period End
06/03/2025
234.11
06/06/2025
229.91
2
-9.32
Period End
06/02/2025
61.27
06/06/2025
61.78
7
2.71
Close Signal
06/02/2025
71.68
06/06/2025
69.60
6
-13.32
Period End
06/02/2025
255.95
06/03/2025
264.25
1
7.78
Close Signal
06/02/2025
124.29
06/03/2025
127.63
3
9.26
Close Signal
06/02/2025
1.71
06/03/2025
1.87
273
42.68
Close Signal
05/30/2025
102.00
06/06/2025
101.46
4
-2.97
Close Signal
05/30/2025
68.28
06/05/2025
71.18
6
16.55
Close Signal
05/30/2025
10.48
06/04/2025
11.11
44
26.76
Close Signal
05/30/2025
26.77
06/03/2025
27.66
17
14.20
Close Signal
05/30/2025
2.39
06/03/2025
2.71
193
60.74
Close Signal
05/30/2025
38.04
06/03/2025
39.04
12
11.07
Close Signal
05/29/2025
3.17
06/06/2025
3.15
147
-3.87
Close Signal
05/29/2025
24.95
06/04/2025
25.18
18
3.24
Close Signal
05/29/2025
136.15
06/04/2025
140.17
3
11.23
Close Signal
05/29/2025
45.76
06/02/2025
46.44
10
5.87
Close Signal
05/28/2025
13.43
06/06/2025
12.91
34
-18.57
Period End
05/28/2025
11.12
06/02/2025
11.45
42
12.91
Close Signal
05/28/2025
3.02
05/30/2025
3.43
155
62.52
Close Signal
05/28/2025
54.11
05/30/2025
55.81
8
12.71
Close Signal
05/28/2025
130.16
05/29/2025
130.99
3
1.71
Close Signal
05/27/2025
456.71
06/06/2025
428.63
1
-28.95
Close Signal
05/27/2025
52.82
06/06/2025
50.13
8
-22.33
Period End
05/27/2025
70.45
06/04/2025
65.64
6
-29.66
Close Signal
05/27/2025
1.08
06/03/2025
1.10
428
7.62
Close Signal
05/27/2025
6.38
06/02/2025
7.18
72
56.59
Close Signal
05/27/2025
1.56
06/02/2025
1.58
296
4.99
Close Signal
05/27/2025
10.31
05/30/2025
10.38
44
2.17
Close Signal
05/27/2025
0.4531
05/30/2025
0.465
1,020
11.20
Close Signal
05/27/2025
12.32
05/29/2025
12.46
37
4.26
Close Signal
05/27/2025
64.82
05/29/2025
67.75
7
19.57
Close Signal
05/27/2025
211.46
05/28/2025
213.30
2
2.83
Close Signal
05/23/2025
99.00
06/04/2025
95.51
4
-14.73
Close Signal
05/22/2025
210.97
05/28/2025
214.64
2
6.49
Close Signal
05/22/2025
61.31
05/27/2025
62.66
7
8.58
Close Signal
05/22/2025
8.92
05/27/2025
9.86
52
47.88
Close Signal
05/21/2025
202.09
05/28/2025
200.42
2
-4.14
Close Signal
05/20/2025
11.24
05/29/2025
10.05
41
-49.64
Close Signal
05/20/2025
221.14
05/27/2025
219.76
2
-3.64
Close Signal
05/20/2025
25.03
05/21/2025
25.99
18
16.35
Close Signal
05/19/2025
2.84
05/27/2025
2.85
163
0.70
Close Signal
05/19/2025
4.01
05/27/2025
3.92
115
-11.26
Close Signal
05/19/2025
15.17
05/27/2025
14.48
30
-21.58
Close Signal
05/16/2025
7.31
05/30/2025
4.24
63
-194.04
Close Signal
05/16/2025
0.44
05/28/2025
0.5093
1,047
71.53
Close Signal
05/16/2025
0.2337
05/27/2025
0.198
1,971
-71.18
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
157
47.68
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
182
57.24
Close Signal
05/15/2025
2.91
05/27/2025
2.72
157
-30.70
Close Signal
05/15/2025
275.32
05/27/2025
272.63
1
-3.24
Close Signal
05/15/2025
8.81
05/27/2025
8.68
51
-7.52
Close Signal
05/15/2025
0.901
05/23/2025
0.87
507
-16.61
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
862
33.51
Close Signal
05/15/2025
0.5944
05/20/2025
0.6524
769
43.62
Close Signal
05/15/2025
59.53
05/20/2025
60.64
7
6.92
Close Signal
05/15/2025
127.12
05/19/2025
128.15
3
2.32
Close Signal
05/15/2025
274.35
05/19/2025
315.89
1
40.93
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
103.33
05/15/2025
105.20
4
6.64
Close Signal
05/13/2025
129.05
05/15/2025
133.35
3
12.11
Close Signal
05/13/2025
72.67
05/15/2025
73.67
6
5.12
Close Signal
05/13/2025
32.61
05/15/2025
33.18
14
7.05
Close Signal
05/13/2025
75.70
05/15/2025
77.36
6
9.04
Close Signal
05/12/2025
314.23
05/16/2025
319.40
1
4.53
Close Signal
05/12/2025
122.91
05/16/2025
123.11
3
-0.14
Close Signal
05/12/2025
95.42
05/15/2025
96.82
4
4.83
Close Signal
05/12/2025
154.37
05/15/2025
155.11
2
0.86
Close Signal
05/12/2025
57.40
05/15/2025
57.99
7
3.32
Close Signal
05/12/2025
436.80
05/15/2025
442.43
1
4.75
Close Signal
05/12/2025
36.63
05/15/2025
37.23
12
6.31
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.