Sample Run

VIX Spike Fade

YM + VX 1D · 2020-2024 · YM + VX

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

Net P&L

$31,286.50

Max Drawdown %

24.14%

Profit Factor

1.57

Win Rate

67.65%

Sharpe Ratio

0.43

Total Trades

34

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
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·
-9.8k
11k
13k
1.9k
7.4k
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-1.6k
-1.8k
4.6k
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25k
2021
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2.6k
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·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
2.6k
2022
·
·
867
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-4.1k
270
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-4.1k
8.4k
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·
1.3k
2024
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·
·
·
·
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2.4k
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2.4k

Detailed Metrics

Sharpe Ratio

0.43

Sortino Ratio

0.63

Profit Factor

1.57

Avg Win / Avg Loss

0.75

Avg Winner

$3,743.34

Avg Loser

-$4,982.75

Expectancy

$920.19

Recovery Factor

1.30

Max Drawdown ($)

$24,135.50

Max Drawdown (%)

24.14%

Max DD ($) Trough

8d

Max DD ($) Recovery

51d

Max DD (%) Trough

8d

Max DD (%) Recovery

51d

Commission

$93.50

Winning / Losing

23 / 11

Total Orders

68

Configuration

Strategy

VIX Spike Fade

Contracts

YM, VX

Timeframe

1D

Date Range

Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2024

Initial Capital

$100,000.00

Slippage Model

Realistic

Parameters

Spike mode

Absolute VIX level

Absolute VIX threshold

30

Relative threshold (% above rolling mean)

30

Lookback (days, relative mode)

20

Hold (daily bars)

5

ES contracts per trade

1

Streaks

Max Consecutive Wins

9

Max Consecutive Losses

2

Avg Consecutive Wins

2.9

Avg Consecutive Losses

1.4

Median Consecutive Wins

2.5

Median Consecutive Losses

1

Daily Performance

Tradeable Days

1,293

Days Traded

34

Profitable Days

23

Daily Win Rate

67.65%

Avg Daily Return

$920.19

Std Dev Daily

$5,413.12

Max Daily Return

$14,292.25

Min Daily Return

-$17,417.75

Max EOD Drawdown

$24,135.50

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.

012345-$18k-$13k-$8.0k-$3.0k$2.0k$7.0k$12k$15k

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.

012345-$18k-$13k-$8.0k-$3.0k$2.0k$7.0k$12k$15k

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

23W / 11L

Orders

68 orders generated by this run.