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
[?]
12/12/2025
210.78
12/12/2025
210.78
2
-0.84
Period End
12/12/2025
129.24
12/12/2025
129.24
4
-1.03
Period End
12/12/2025
23.88
12/12/2025
23.88
22
-1.05
Period End
12/11/2025
37.33
12/12/2025
37.84
14
6.08
Close Signal
12/11/2025
91.75
12/12/2025
92.58
5
3.23
Period End
12/11/2025
36.88
12/12/2025
35.65
14
-18.23
Period End
12/11/2025
69.74
12/12/2025
69.84
7
-0.28
Period End
12/11/2025
21.50
12/12/2025
21.67
24
3.04
Period End
12/11/2025
31.22
12/12/2025
31.20
17
-1.40
Period End
12/11/2025
13.52
12/12/2025
13.53
39
-0.67
Period End
12/11/2025
49.74
12/12/2025
50.07
10
2.30
Period End
12/11/2025
56.07
12/12/2025
55.57
9
-5.50
Period End
12/11/2025
44.08
12/12/2025
44.26
12
1.10
Period End
12/10/2025
20.29
12/12/2025
21.82
26
38.67
Close Signal
12/10/2025
533.18
12/12/2025
540.07
1
5.81
Period End
12/10/2025
107.19
12/11/2025
108.85
5
7.22
Close Signal
12/10/2025
262.60
12/11/2025
272.26
2
18.24
Close Signal
12/10/2025
265.11
12/11/2025
271.15
2
11.00
Close Signal
12/09/2025
71.30
12/12/2025
71.75
7
2.15
Close Signal
12/09/2025
46.31
12/12/2025
46.37
11
-0.36
Period End
12/09/2025
415.21
12/12/2025
397.55
1
-18.46
Period End
12/08/2025
122.09
12/11/2025
123.28
4
3.78
Close Signal
12/08/2025
17.16
12/11/2025
17.28
31
2.65
Close Signal
12/05/2025
145.49
12/12/2025
139.68
3
-18.28
Period End
12/05/2025
59.01
12/11/2025
59.92
9
7.12
Close Signal
12/05/2025
91.72
12/09/2025
91.92
5
0.08
Close Signal
12/04/2025
100.13
12/12/2025
97.27
5
-15.28
Period End
12/04/2025
4.08
12/10/2025
4.09
131
0.24
Close Signal
12/04/2025
15.31
12/09/2025
20.85
35
192.54
Close Signal
12/04/2025
118.78
12/08/2025
126.82
4
31.16
Close Signal
12/03/2025
10.61
12/12/2025
10.27
49
-17.67
Period End
12/03/2025
199.71
12/12/2025
198.18
2
-3.85
Period End
12/03/2025
88.63
12/11/2025
83.97
5
-24.15
Close Signal
12/03/2025
131.11
12/11/2025
128.31
4
-12.23
Close Signal
12/03/2025
38.23
12/10/2025
37.72
13
-7.61
Close Signal
12/03/2025
39.33
12/10/2025
38.58
13
-10.76
Close Signal
12/03/2025
162.83
12/10/2025
162.62
3
-1.61
Close Signal
12/03/2025
131.70
12/09/2025
132.81
4
3.38
Close Signal
12/02/2025
221.37
12/04/2025
224.27
2
4.91
Close Signal
12/01/2025
55.56
12/12/2025
51.99
9
-33.08
Period End
12/01/2025
72.98
12/11/2025
69.34
7
-26.46
Close Signal
12/01/2025
26.88
12/08/2025
23.50
19
-65.15
Close Signal
12/01/2025
10.71
12/05/2025
10.89
48
7.60
Close Signal
12/01/2025
0.87
12/04/2025
0.9329
597
36.46
Close Signal
12/01/2025
3.15
12/04/2025
3.79
165
104.40
Close Signal
12/01/2025
257.80
12/03/2025
271.78
2
26.89
Close Signal
12/01/2025
8.03
12/03/2025
8.56
64
32.84
Close Signal
12/01/2025
9.35
12/03/2025
9.59
55
12.15
Close Signal
12/01/2025
55.53
12/03/2025
57.00
9
12.21
Close Signal
12/01/2025
50.63
12/03/2025
51.50
10
7.67
Close Signal
12/01/2025
70.28
12/03/2025
72.94
7
17.61
Close Signal
12/01/2025
19.85
12/03/2025
21.00
26
28.82
Close Signal
12/01/2025
14.95
12/02/2025
15.89
34
30.90
Close Signal
11/28/2025
10.26
12/10/2025
8.16
50
-105.87
Close Signal
11/26/2025
48.34
12/05/2025
47.32
10
-11.15
Close Signal
11/26/2025
82.99
12/04/2025
85.36
6
13.20
Close Signal
11/26/2025
40.57
12/01/2025
41.15
12
5.98
Close Signal
11/26/2025
2.56
12/01/2025
2.78
198
42.48
Close Signal
11/26/2025
33.76
11/28/2025
34.48
15
9.77
Close Signal
11/26/2025
11.94
11/28/2025
14.24
42
95.45
Close Signal
11/25/2025
27.88
12/11/2025
26.18
17
-29.80
Close Signal
11/25/2025
1.78
12/03/2025
1.79
280
1.80
Close Signal
11/25/2025
148.53
11/28/2025
151.13
3
6.90
Close Signal
11/25/2025
114.51
11/28/2025
115.92
4
4.72
Close Signal
11/25/2025
205.88
11/28/2025
209.01
2
5.43
Close Signal
11/25/2025
1.60
11/28/2025
1.79
312
58.19
Close Signal
11/25/2025
3.72
11/26/2025
3.84
134
15.06
Close Signal
11/25/2025
0.8571
11/26/2025
1.02
582
93.67
Close Signal
11/24/2025
116.72
12/05/2025
116.30
4
-2.61
Close Signal
11/24/2025
38.91
12/01/2025
39.15
12
1.94
Close Signal
11/24/2025
434.23
11/26/2025
445.12
1
10.01
Close Signal
11/24/2025
89.02
11/26/2025
90.55
5
6.75
Close Signal
11/21/2025
205.50
11/28/2025
208.46
2
5.09
Close Signal
11/21/2025
9.68
11/28/2025
9.81
51
5.63
Close Signal
11/21/2025
1.17
11/28/2025
1.12
424
-22.16
Close Signal
11/21/2025
203.78
11/26/2025
214.24
2
20.07
Close Signal
11/21/2025
472.12
11/26/2025
485.50
1
12.42
Close Signal
11/21/2025
1.61
11/26/2025
1.77
308
48.21
Close Signal
11/21/2025
99.42
11/26/2025
102.82
4
12.78
Close Signal
11/21/2025
4.32
11/25/2025
4.40
114
8.12
Close Signal
11/21/2025
54.31
11/25/2025
56.41
9
17.89
Close Signal
11/21/2025
86.41
11/25/2025
90.10
5
17.56
Close Signal
11/21/2025
36.09
11/25/2025
36.42
13
3.35
Close Signal
11/21/2025
161.72
11/25/2025
163.88
3
5.50
Close Signal
11/21/2025
34.82
11/25/2025
35.42
14
7.41
Close Signal
11/21/2025
32.99
11/25/2025
34.06
15
15.04
Close Signal
11/21/2025
106.34
11/25/2025
107.38
4
3.30
Close Signal
11/21/2025
303.22
11/24/2025
305.98
1
2.15
Close Signal
11/21/2025
51.46
11/24/2025
56.93
9
48.23
Close Signal
11/20/2025
123.97
11/21/2025
128.11
4
15.54
Close Signal
11/19/2025
113.03
11/26/2025
105.46
4
-31.14
Close Signal
11/19/2025
318.11
11/21/2025
324.19
1
5.43
Close Signal
11/19/2025
136.76
11/21/2025
138.28
3
3.73
Close Signal
11/19/2025
109.40
11/21/2025
110.98
4
5.44
Close Signal
11/18/2025
46.26
11/21/2025
46.61
11
2.83
Close Signal
11/17/2025
91.85
11/21/2025
91.42
5
-3.07
Close Signal
11/13/2025
20.74
11/21/2025
20.27
25
-12.77
Close Signal
11/13/2025
51.68
11/21/2025
51.10
10
-6.82
Close Signal
11/13/2025
76.18
11/21/2025
76.45
6
0.70
Close Signal
11/12/2025
77.36
11/21/2025
76.17
6
-8.06
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.