Sample Run

Three-Bar Reversal

NQ 1H · 2020-2024 · NQ

Backtest results model slippage, fills, and commissions, but cannot fully replicate live market conditions. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Net P&L

$21,853.50

Max Drawdown %

40.04%

Profit Factor

1.02

Win Rate

49.68%

Sharpe Ratio

0.12

Total Trades

1,886

Monthly Returns

Net P&L by calendar month. Helps spot strategies that ride one or two great periods vs. those that compound steadily.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
2020
4.5k
-13k
-11k
2.4k
3.0k
3.7k
16k
3.6k
7.3k
11k
-9.7k
5.9k
24k
2021
5.4k
8.9k
2.1k
-686
-2.2k
-5.1k
17k
-2.4k
-18k
-4.2k
336
-15k
-14k
2022
23k
-40k
7.7k
-1.8k
18k
-18k
4.8k
-6.3k
19k
-6.3k
-18k
15k
-3.1k
2023
4.8k
-3.0k
19k
1.9k
1.6k
-19k
7.8k
16k
-12k
-2.4k
-1.3k
-4.8k
8.4k
2024
-8.3k
1.0k
2.2k
-8.8k
15k
9.5k
-7.0k
-12k
4.5k
-7.3k
19k
-2.1k
5.9k

Detailed Metrics

Sharpe Ratio

0.12

Sortino Ratio

0.17

Profit Factor

1.02

Avg Win / Avg Loss

1.03

Avg Winner

$1,284.77

Avg Loser

-$1,245.50

Expectancy

$11.59

Recovery Factor

0.36

Max Drawdown ($)

$60,847.50

Max Drawdown (%)

40.04%

Max DD ($) Trough

465d

Max DD ($) Recovery

Not yet recovered

Max DD (%) Trough

465d

Max DD (%) Recovery

Not yet recovered

Commission

$5,186.50

Winning / Losing

937 / 949

Total Orders

3,772

Configuration

Strategy

Three-Bar Reversal

Contracts

NQ

Timeframe

1H

Date Range

Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2024

Initial Capital

$100,000.00

Slippage Model

Realistic

Parameters

Side

Both sides

Hold bars

5

Exit on opposite reversal

No (hold for full bar count)

Contracts per trade

1

Streaks

Max Consecutive Wins

9

Max Consecutive Losses

8

Avg Consecutive Wins

1.9

Avg Consecutive Losses

2.0

Median Consecutive Wins

2

Median Consecutive Losses

1

Daily Performance

Tradeable Days

1,293

Days Traded

1,132

Profitable Days

571

Daily Win Rate

50.44%

Avg Daily Return

$19.31

Std Dev Daily

$2,363.33

Max Daily Return

$10,634.00

Min Daily Return

-$14,593.25

Max EOD Drawdown

$60,493.00

Per-Trade P&L Distribution

Spread of single-trade outcomes. Wide tails on the right reveal whether the strategy depends on a few large winners.

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Daily P&L Distribution

Spread of net P&L per trading day. A flat right tail means consistency; a single large positive bin means luck.

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Streak Distribution

How often each consecutive win or loss run occurred. Long bars on either side hint at clustered streaks.

Wins
Losses
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Recent Daily P&L

Last 120 trading days, oldest top-left to newest bottom-right. Brighter green for bigger winning days, brighter red for bigger losing days.

57W / 63L

Orders

3,772 orders generated by this run.