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:
$478
Total Trades:
744
Capital Growth: 4.78%
Profit Trades, % of Total: 62%
Profit Factor: [?]
1.08
Avg Trade Duration, days: 4.14
Payoff Ratio: [?]
0.66
Avg Profit per Trade: 0.18%
Max Drawdown: 26%
Avg Profit per Day: 0.044%
Max Drawdown, $:
2,616
Avg Market Impact: [?]
Restoration Factor: [?]
0.18
Overall Viability Score: [?]
Avg Annual Return:
4.78%
CAGR: [?] 4.78%
Year
S&P 500
Equity
Jan Feb
Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov
Dec
2025
9.01
4.78
0.59
-5.23
-9.21
-3.39
8.05
3.15
1.99
10.24
Symbol
Entry Date
Exit Date
Shares
Profit, $
Exit On
MI
[?]
08/19/2025
64.62
08/19/2025
64.62
8
-1.03
Period End
08/19/2025
235.18
08/19/2025
235.18
2
-0.94
Period End
08/19/2025
9.78
08/19/2025
9.78
54
-1.06
Period End
08/19/2025
16.50
08/19/2025
16.50
32
-1.06
Period End
08/19/2025
70.19
08/19/2025
70.19
7
-0.98
Period End
08/19/2025
176.10
08/19/2025
176.10
3
-1.06
Period End
08/19/2025
16.35
08/19/2025
16.35
32
-1.05
Period End
08/18/2025
73.96
08/19/2025
75.06
7
6.65
Close Signal
08/18/2025
37.73
08/19/2025
38.21
14
5.65
Period End
08/18/2025
214.28
08/19/2025
216.43
2
3.44
Period End
08/15/2025
4.30
08/19/2025
4.23
123
-9.65
Period End
08/15/2025
17.91
08/19/2025
17.42
29
-15.23
Period End
08/15/2025
161.76
08/19/2025
162.22
3
0.41
Period End
08/15/2025
93.82
08/19/2025
94.88
5
4.35
Period End
08/15/2025
66.20
08/19/2025
66.76
7
2.99
Period End
08/15/2025
8.81
08/19/2025
8.80
60
-1.66
Period End
08/14/2025
259.23
08/19/2025
262.92
2
6.33
Close Signal
08/14/2025
91.65
08/19/2025
87.76
5
-20.34
Period End
08/13/2025
101.82
08/19/2025
102.42
4
1.58
Close Signal
08/13/2025
69.97
08/19/2025
70.72
7
4.26
Close Signal
08/13/2025
146.18
08/19/2025
147.25
3
2.33
Close Signal
08/13/2025
163.04
08/19/2025
163.57
3
0.61
Close Signal
08/13/2025
130.68
08/19/2025
128.02
3
-8.75
Period End
08/13/2025
3.06
08/19/2025
2.84
163
-36.80
Period End
08/13/2025
187.44
08/19/2025
166.58
2
-42.41
Period End
08/13/2025
268.72
08/18/2025
269.10
1
-0.16
Close Signal
08/13/2025
72.27
08/15/2025
72.56
6
0.87
Close Signal
08/13/2025
204.15
08/15/2025
206.12
2
3.12
Close Signal
08/13/2025
5.44
08/15/2025
6.24
92
72.49
Close Signal
08/13/2025
0.156
08/14/2025
0.2963
3,209
448.55
Close Signal
08/12/2025
370.74
08/19/2025
374.10
1
2.61
Close Signal
08/12/2025
182.74
08/19/2025
178.27
2
-9.66
Period End
08/12/2025
41.22
08/18/2025
43.11
11
19.85
Close Signal
08/12/2025
51.50
08/18/2025
50.42
9
-10.63
Close Signal
08/12/2025
7.61
08/15/2025
7.88
63
16.03
Close Signal
08/12/2025
88.46
08/15/2025
89.66
5
5.11
Close Signal
08/12/2025
234.77
08/15/2025
239.72
2
8.95
Close Signal
08/12/2025
15.55
08/14/2025
15.93
31
10.80
Close Signal
08/12/2025
231.66
08/13/2025
237.03
2
9.80
Close Signal
08/12/2025
35.15
08/13/2025
37.54
13
30.11
Close Signal
08/12/2025
52.23
08/13/2025
53.88
9
13.89
Close Signal
08/12/2025
3.42
08/13/2025
3.69
142
37.31
Close Signal
08/08/2025
239.20
08/13/2025
245.68
2
11.98
Close Signal
08/08/2025
103.75
08/13/2025
110.91
4
27.77
Close Signal
08/08/2025
247.45
08/13/2025
254.81
1
6.85
Close Signal
08/08/2025
63.25
08/13/2025
65.50
7
14.84
Close Signal
08/08/2025
30.62
08/13/2025
34.83
15
62.14
Close Signal
08/08/2025
34.09
08/13/2025
36.96
14
39.17
Close Signal
08/08/2025
80.44
08/13/2025
85.91
6
31.81
Close Signal
08/08/2025
28.37
08/12/2025
29.64
17
20.59
Close Signal
08/07/2025
30.01
08/12/2025
32.81
16
43.77
Close Signal
08/07/2025
119.95
08/12/2025
124.88
4
18.73
Close Signal
08/07/2025
82.13
08/12/2025
83.40
5
5.52
Close Signal
08/07/2025
44.92
08/08/2025
46.01
10
9.99
Close Signal
08/07/2025
21.77
08/08/2025
22.36
22
12.00
Close Signal
08/06/2025
4.76
08/12/2025
4.81
101
4.08
Close Signal
08/06/2025
119.98
08/08/2025
120.30
4
0.32
Close Signal
08/06/2025
9.37
08/08/2025
9.56
51
8.72
Close Signal
08/05/2025
32.07
08/12/2025
32.36
15
3.38
Close Signal
08/05/2025
159.21
08/12/2025
159.85
3
0.96
Close Signal
08/05/2025
103.44
08/12/2025
102.15
4
-5.98
Close Signal
08/05/2025
56.07
08/07/2025
57.58
8
11.16
Close Signal
08/05/2025
90.56
08/07/2025
92.04
5
6.48
Close Signal
08/04/2025
6.00
08/13/2025
6.00
81
-0.97
Close Signal
08/04/2025
209.10
08/12/2025
221.29
2
23.51
Close Signal
08/04/2025
75.64
08/12/2025
75.48
6
-1.87
Close Signal
08/04/2025
16.89
08/12/2025
15.84
28
-30.30
Close Signal
08/04/2025
338.85
08/08/2025
341.05
1
1.52
Close Signal
08/04/2025
18.27
08/07/2025
19.46
26
29.94
Close Signal
08/04/2025
8.27
08/07/2025
8.26
58
-1.54
Close Signal
08/04/2025
34.65
08/06/2025
36.19
14
20.56
Close Signal
07/31/2025
114.81
08/08/2025
114.62
4
-1.68
Close Signal
07/30/2025
208.81
08/06/2025
213.01
2
7.55
Close Signal
07/30/2025
30.02
08/05/2025
29.52
16
-8.95
Close Signal
07/30/2025
55.83
08/05/2025
57.09
8
9.17
Close Signal
07/30/2025
46.48
08/04/2025
46.51
10
-0.63
Close Signal
07/29/2025
77.72
08/08/2025
73.81
6
-24.36
Close Signal
07/29/2025
43.64
08/06/2025
42.15
11
-17.33
Close Signal
07/29/2025
214.71
08/04/2025
212.98
2
-4.31
Close Signal
07/29/2025
89.67
08/04/2025
87.50
5
-11.73
Close Signal
07/29/2025
91.76
08/04/2025
92.55
5
3.03
Close Signal
07/28/2025
37.95
08/12/2025
34.33
12
-44.29
Close Signal
07/28/2025
174.36
08/05/2025
168.17
2
-13.06
Close Signal
07/28/2025
4.28
08/04/2025
4.10
113
-21.28
Close Signal
07/28/2025
8.26
08/04/2025
8.73
58
26.26
Close Signal
07/28/2025
39.58
08/04/2025
39.48
12
-2.15
Close Signal
07/28/2025
47.23
07/31/2025
47.97
10
6.44
Close Signal
07/28/2025
32.06
07/30/2025
32.81
15
10.27
Close Signal
07/25/2025
23.51
08/08/2025
22.19
20
-27.30
Close Signal
07/25/2025
23.22
08/05/2025
22.41
20
-17.10
Close Signal
07/25/2025
65.69
08/04/2025
62.56
7
-22.80
Close Signal
07/25/2025
72.43
07/30/2025
73.02
6
2.67
Close Signal
07/24/2025
127.15
07/29/2025
130.03
3
7.86
Close Signal
07/24/2025
53.34
07/29/2025
54.95
9
13.51
Close Signal
07/24/2025
29.65
07/28/2025
30.62
16
14.55
Close Signal
07/23/2025
26.29
08/07/2025
24.91
18
-25.75
Close Signal
07/23/2025
22.04
08/05/2025
20.89
21
-25.04
Close Signal
07/23/2025
97.39
07/30/2025
97.78
4
0.78
Close Signal
07/23/2025
52.49
07/29/2025
51.60
9
-8.94
Close Signal
07/23/2025
150.63
07/28/2025
150.64
3
-0.87
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.