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
Total Profit:
$-1,232
Total Trades:
275
Capital Growth: -12.3%
Profit Trades, % of Total: 56%
Profit Factor: [?]
0.58
Avg Trade Duration, days: 4.36
Payoff Ratio: [?]
0.46
Avg Profit per Trade: -0.99%
Max Drawdown: 16%
Avg Profit per Day: -0.23%
Max Drawdown, $:
1,658
Avg Market Impact: [?]
Restoration Factor: [?]
-0.74
Overall Viability Score: [?]
Avg Annual Return:
-12.3%
CAGR: [?] 0%
Year
S&P 500
Equity
Jan Feb
Mar Apr May
Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov
Dec
2025
-4.23
-12.32
1.55
-5.16
-9.26
0.33
Symbol
Entry Date
Exit Date
Shares
Profit, $
Exit On
MI
[?]
02/20/2025
198.06
03/07/2025
173.75
2
-49.34
Close Signal
02/20/2025
142.54
02/26/2025
132.20
3
-31.83
Close Signal
02/20/2025
91.09
02/25/2025
91.54
5
1.34
Close Signal
02/20/2025
194.13
02/21/2025
206.45
2
23.83
Close Signal
02/19/2025
92.01
03/07/2025
78.49
5
-68.42
Close Signal
02/19/2025
242.85
02/25/2025
245.39
2
4.10
Close Signal
02/19/2025
52.38
02/20/2025
53.04
9
4.99
Close Signal
02/18/2025
174.67
03/11/2025
144.12
2
-61.71
Close Signal
02/18/2025
62.45
03/10/2025
58.01
8
-36.47
Close Signal
02/18/2025
10.57
03/07/2025
8.81
49
-87.15
Close Signal
02/18/2025
201.54
02/24/2025
202.80
2
1.71
Close Signal
02/18/2025
70.96
02/24/2025
68.90
7
-15.39
Close Signal
02/18/2025
18.07
02/21/2025
18.10
28
-0.17
Close Signal
02/14/2025
3.13
03/11/2025
1.87
165
-208.62
Close Signal
02/14/2025
100.41
02/26/2025
98.39
5
-11.09
Close Signal
02/14/2025
33.12
02/26/2025
33.11
15
-1.14
Close Signal
02/14/2025
75.41
02/25/2025
70.30
6
-31.52
Close Signal
02/14/2025
156.99
02/20/2025
158.13
3
2.47
Close Signal
02/14/2025
53.90
02/20/2025
55.79
9
16.01
Close Signal
02/13/2025
49.41
03/06/2025
43.34
10
-61.60
Close Signal
02/13/2025
264.89
02/28/2025
246.75
1
-18.64
Close Signal
02/13/2025
25.43
02/25/2025
24.51
20
-19.39
Close Signal
02/13/2025
13.11
02/19/2025
13.59
39
17.67
Close Signal
02/13/2025
3.28
02/18/2025
3.49
157
31.89
Close Signal
02/13/2025
160.48
02/14/2025
164.84
3
12.10
Close Signal
02/13/2025
65.26
02/14/2025
68.02
7
18.38
Close Signal
02/12/2025
51.62
02/13/2025
52.54
10
8.15
Close Signal
02/11/2025
89.60
02/20/2025
89.05
5
-3.64
Close Signal
02/11/2025
14.48
02/18/2025
14.72
35
7.37
Close Signal
02/11/2025
10.29
02/14/2025
10.72
50
20.44
Close Signal
02/11/2025
21.50
02/14/2025
22.41
23
19.91
Close Signal
02/10/2025
143.39
02/19/2025
136.86
3
-20.42
Close Signal
02/10/2025
175.88
02/18/2025
171.31
2
-9.83
Close Signal
02/10/2025
342.00
02/18/2025
338.58
1
-4.10
Close Signal
02/10/2025
143.28
02/13/2025
142.77
3
-2.39
Close Signal
02/10/2025
1.43
02/13/2025
1.46
361
9.78
Close Signal
02/10/2025
45.24
02/12/2025
47.49
11
23.72
Close Signal
02/07/2025
308.56
02/13/2025
313.25
1
4.07
Close Signal
02/06/2025
58.63
02/19/2025
57.66
8
-8.69
Close Signal
02/06/2025
44.96
02/14/2025
43.28
11
-19.44
Close Signal
02/06/2025
30.13
02/14/2025
30.11
17
-1.36
Close Signal
02/06/2025
30.66
02/13/2025
30.47
16
-4.02
Close Signal
02/06/2025
209.74
02/13/2025
203.33
2
-13.64
Close Signal
02/06/2025
4.93
02/11/2025
5.02
105
8.40
Close Signal
02/06/2025
47.50
02/10/2025
48.12
10
5.24
Close Signal
02/06/2025
49.48
02/10/2025
51.20
10
16.18
Close Signal
02/05/2025
125.54
02/25/2025
120.50
4
-21.13
Close Signal
02/05/2025
83.93
02/18/2025
84.89
6
4.74
Close Signal
02/05/2025
69.20
02/11/2025
69.25
7
-0.62
Close Signal
02/05/2025
5.90
02/11/2025
5.83
87
-7.11
Close Signal
02/05/2025
10.48
02/06/2025
10.82
49
15.61
Close Signal
02/04/2025
38.01
02/18/2025
40.49
13
31.20
Close Signal
02/04/2025
46.96
02/11/2025
45.93
11
-12.35
Close Signal
02/04/2025
114.80
02/07/2025
114.73
4
-1.20
Close Signal
02/04/2025
72.37
02/06/2025
74.22
7
11.92
Close Signal
02/04/2025
214.75
02/06/2025
218.38
2
6.39
Close Signal
02/04/2025
74.98
02/05/2025
77.21
6
12.46
Close Signal
02/04/2025
87.00
02/05/2025
87.88
5
3.52
Close Signal
01/31/2025
98.86
02/10/2025
98.71
5
-1.74
Close Signal
01/31/2025
11.41
02/06/2025
11.10
45
-14.96
Close Signal
01/31/2025
1.53
02/06/2025
1.53
342
-1.05
Close Signal
01/31/2025
1.36
02/04/2025
1.38
385
6.64
Close Signal
01/30/2025
66.97
02/10/2025
65.73
7
-9.60
Close Signal
01/30/2025
22.99
02/10/2025
22.99
22
-1.01
Close Signal
01/30/2025
37.85
02/06/2025
38.06
13
1.74
Close Signal
01/30/2025
17.74
02/05/2025
17.83
29
1.58
Close Signal
01/30/2025
33.25
02/05/2025
33.94
15
9.34
Close Signal
01/30/2025
14.52
02/04/2025
14.57
36
0.75
Close Signal
01/30/2025
86.80
02/04/2025
87.75
6
4.65
Close Signal
01/29/2025
52.46
02/06/2025
50.81
9
-15.77
Close Signal
01/29/2025
5.24
02/06/2025
5.12
99
-12.90
Close Signal
01/29/2025
63.32
02/04/2025
63.59
8
1.14
Close Signal
01/29/2025
146.78
01/30/2025
151.06
3
11.94
Close Signal
01/29/2025
42.86
01/30/2025
44.38
12
17.18
Close Signal
01/28/2025
85.42
02/13/2025
78.81
6
-40.63
Close Signal
01/28/2025
11.17
01/31/2025
11.33
46
6.32
Close Signal
01/28/2025
134.34
01/31/2025
136.80
3
6.56
Close Signal
01/28/2025
68.19
01/30/2025
70.15
7
12.74
Close Signal
01/28/2025
4.30
01/30/2025
4.38
120
8.55
Close Signal
01/28/2025
172.45
01/30/2025
181.30
3
25.48
Close Signal
01/27/2025
112.56
01/31/2025
116.24
4
13.80
Close Signal
01/27/2025
34.86
01/30/2025
35.42
14
6.85
Close Signal
01/27/2025
9.49
01/30/2025
10.65
54
61.52
Close Signal
01/24/2025
4.65
02/10/2025
4.33
110
-36.17
Close Signal
01/24/2025
92.24
01/29/2025
92.44
5
0.08
Close Signal
01/24/2025
105.27
01/28/2025
109.72
4
16.93
Close Signal
01/24/2025
16.74
01/27/2025
17.20
30
12.77
Close Signal
01/23/2025
28.50
02/04/2025
28.45
18
-1.92
Close Signal
01/23/2025
31.67
02/04/2025
31.06
16
-10.76
Close Signal
01/23/2025
106.04
01/28/2025
106.49
4
0.95
Close Signal
01/23/2025
13.56
01/28/2025
14.07
38
18.32
Close Signal
01/23/2025
5.52
01/27/2025
5.72
93
17.55
Close Signal
01/23/2025
96.78
01/27/2025
98.86
5
9.42
Close Signal
01/22/2025
10.96
01/24/2025
11.42
46
20.12
Close Signal
01/21/2025
31.13
02/05/2025
26.37
16
-77.04
Close Signal
01/21/2025
2.20
02/04/2025
1.95
233
-59.19
Close Signal
01/21/2025
8.98
01/31/2025
7.68
57
-75.01
Close Signal
01/21/2025
7.04
01/29/2025
7.03
72
-1.73
Close Signal
01/21/2025
40.88
01/29/2025
40.75
12
-2.54
Close Signal
01/21/2025
47.36
01/29/2025
47.30
10
-1.55
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.