Sell in May and go away is an investment strategy for stocks based on the theory that the period from November to April has significantly stronger stock market growth on average than the other months. In this backtest, we used only SPY (the SPDR S&P 500 ETF), but this strategy can also be applied to other trading instruments.
Type of Positions
Long
Position Opening
Criteria for Opening a Position:
ticker(spy) and month(oct)
Order Execution Model:
Close Prices
Position Closing
Criteria for Closing a Position:
month(may)
Order Execution Model:
Close Prices
Backtest Parameters
Initial Capital:
$10,000
Capital at Risk:
100%
per trade
Portfolio Max Size:
1 positions
Comm. per Trade:
0.05%
Avg Bid-Ask Spread:
0.1%
Period:
1/1/2025 - 12/31/2025
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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.
