This intraday breakout strategy seeks to enter once price breads above the opening candle High, at any stage of a day. It takes profit on Opening Range High+Opening Range Size, and it has a stop loss at Opening Range Low. It never carries a position overnight; it always exits at the last candle of a day in case if no other exit conditions were met.
Backtest covers 12.5 months of NVDA β’ 10 Minutes (NVIDIA Corporation) data, from July 23, 2024 to August 1, 2025.
Equity curve is the strategy's performance over time. You should compare it to the asset's Buy & Hold performance. In general, you want the blue area to be well above the gray area.
Drawdown is how much losses (realized or unrealized) the strategy has had if compared to the highest equity peak. Compare this to the asset's drawdown to see whether your strategy does a decent job of isolating you from downside volatility. In general, the red area must be well within the gray area.
So, we have backtested Buy at opening candle range breakout on 12.5 months of NVDA β’ 10 Minutes candles.Β This backtest resulted in 156 positions, with the average win rate of 54% and reward-risk ratio of 1.12.Β If you assume that 1.12 reward-to-risk ratio holds, you need a minimum win rate of 47.2 to be profitable. So you're looking good so far.Β The key metrics are as follows:
With that exposure in mind, you can tell that for 32% time-in-market, you get 62.11% of the asset upside potential, and 36.45% of the asset downside potential.
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The backtest results show some interesting patterns that need careful consideration. The strategy seems to have a solid mathematical foundation, but I see both strenghts and weakpoints that we should look at.
The win rate of 54% combined with a risk/reward ratio of 1.12 gives us a positive expectancy of 0.2, which is acceptable but not outstanding. What I find particularly interessting is the win rate leeway of 53.53% above the minimal required win rate - this provides a good safety cushion against random market fluctuations. The market exposure of 31.6% suggests this is a rather selective strategy, which is good for risk management. However, the strategy underperformed buy & hold by about 15.8 percentage points, which is not optimal.
The risk metrics look quite decent - a Sharpe ratio of 1.61 and Sortino of 1.95 indicate good risk-adjusted returns. The low beta of 0.11 and moderate correlation of 0.36 suggest the strategy has some independence from general market movements. But I am a bit concerned about the maximum drawdown of 15.6% - this is quite high relative to the overall return of 25.9%. Also, the average trade duration of 19.2 candles seems a bit long for a breakout strategy, which could expose us to unnecessary market risk. I would recommend to optimize the exit conditions to reduce this exposure time.
Yo fam, this NVDA strategy is looking pretty interesting! π The win rate at 54% with a decent R/R ratio of 1.12 means we're not just YOLOing here - there's some actual science behind these gains.
Looking at the numbers, we're getting about 25.9% net profit over the period, which isn't bad but kinda trails behind the buy & hold at 41.7%. But here's the thing - we're only exposed to the market 31.6% of the time! That means we're taking way less risk than someone who's diamond handing through all the dips. The max drawdown of -15.6% compared to the asset's -42.8% really shows how we're playing it smarter, not harder. ππ
What really gets me hyped is that win rate leeway - we're crushing the minimal required win rate by over 5000%! That's some serious margin of safety right there. Plus, with about 25 trades per month, there's enough action to keep it interesting but not so much that commission fees would eat up our Wendy's paycheck. I'd definitely consider giving this strategy a shot with proper position sizing! ππ
Madre mia, this strategy is like a mediocre student who thinks they're brilliant! Let me tell you why this is not as good as you might think.
First off, you're significantly underperforming the buy & hold by almost 16% (25.9% vs 41.7%). That's embarassing! You're basically making complex what could be simple - typical rookie mistake. And with only 31.6% market exposure, you're missing most of the actual moves. That's like going to a party but spending most of time in bathroom!
The win rate is barely acceptable at 54%, but what really makes me laugh is the tiny risk/reward ratio of 1.12. You're basically risking 1 dollar to make 1.12 dollars - this is not a business, this is a joke! And that 15.6% drawdown? Dios mΓo, that's massive considering your small returns!
The only slightly positive thing here is your win rate leeway, but even a broken clock is right twice per day. Listen, if you want to waste your time with mediocre results, go ahead. But don't pretend this is a serious trading strategy. It's more like a hobby that costs money.
Total Trades | 156 | Net Profit | 25.9% | Buy & Hold Profit | 41.7% |
Win Rate | 54% | Reward/Risk Ratio | 1.12 | Max Drawdown | -15.6% |
Asset Max Drawdown | -42.8% | Exposure | 31.6% | Avg Candles in Position | 19.2 |
Sharpe Ratio | 1.61 | Sortino Ratio | 1.95 | Realized Volatility | 16.43% |
Max Winning Streak | 8 | Avg Winning Streak | 2.0 | Max Losing Streak | 6 |
Avg Losing Streak | 1.7 | Avg Trades per Month | 25.0 | Avg Trades per Day | 0.8 |
Return Std Dev | 1.4 | Loss Std Dev | 0.9 | Win Std Dev | 0.9 |
Expectancy | 0.2 | Beta | 0.11 |
backtest | exposure | peformance vs asset | drawdown vs asset | win% | reward/risk |
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BTCUSDT β’ 10 Minutes | 15% | (1.0%/4.2%) 0.24x | (-4.6%/-11.1%) 0.41x | 56 | 0.9 |
EURUSD β’ 10 Minutes | 22% | (0.8%/2.1%) 0.38x | (-1.7%/-3.6%) 0.47x | 87 | 0.2 |
GLD β’ 10 Minutes | 24% | (0.8%/39.2%) 0.02x | (-2.6%/-8.3%) 0.31x | 60 | 0.7 |
NVDA β’ 10 Minutes | 32% | (25.9%/41.7%) 0.62x | (-15.6%/-42.8%) 0.36x | 54 | 1.1 |
PLTR β’ 10 Minutes | 33% | (38.1%/439.0%) 0.09x | (-25.4%/-46.5%) 0.55x | 58 | 1.0 |
SPY β’ 10 Minutes | 22% | (16.4%/12.3%) 1.33x | (-5.5%/-20.7%) 0.27x | 68 | 0.8 |
TSLA β’ 10 Minutes | 29% | (-7.9%/23.0%) -0.34x | (-34.7%/-55.3%) 0.63x | 60 | 0.7 |
WMT β’ 10 Minutes | 32% | (13.3%/40.0%) 0.33x | (-9.1%/-23.8%) 0.38x | 63 | 0.8 |
BTCUSDT β’ 15 Minutes | 20% | (2.3%/33.4%) 0.07x | (-7.2%/-12.0%) 0.60x | 52 | 1.1 |
EURUSD β’ 15 Minutes | 27% | (3.9%/8.2%) 0.48x | (-1.4%/-4.3%) 0.33x | 83 | 0.3 |
GLD β’ 15 Minutes | 31% | (4.0%/66.4%) 0.06x | (-4.4%/-8.3%) 0.53x | 59 | 0.8 |
NVDA β’ 15 Minutes | 34% | (69.7%/211.7%) 0.33x | (-10.1%/-42.8%) 0.24x | 57 | 1.2 |
PLTR β’ 15 Minutes | 33% | (124.3%/846.9%) 0.15x | (-14.3%/-46.5%) 0.31x | 56 | 1.4 |
SPY β’ 15 Minutes | 24% | (13.3%/31.8%) 0.42x | (-4.4%/-21.1%) 0.21x | 62 | 0.8 |
TSLA β’ 15 Minutes | 27% | (16.3%/41.6%) 0.39x | (-20.0%/-55.6%) 0.36x | 56 | 0.9 |
WMT β’ 15 Minutes | 33% | (27.2%/83.0%) 0.33x | (-4.9%/-23.8%) 0.21x | 64 | 0.9 |
BTCUSDT β’ 30 Minutes | 21% | (-3.7%/14.3%) -0.26x | (-20.8%/-31.2%) 0.67x | 57 | 0.7 |
EURUSD β’ 30 Minutes | 35% | (-1.1%/5.7%) -0.19x | (-5.2%/-7.4%) 0.70x | 75 | 0.3 |
GLD β’ 30 Minutes | 34% | (11.1%/87.3%) 0.13x | (-6.9%/-11.8%) 0.58x | 55 | 1.0 |
NVDA β’ 30 Minutes | 34% | (58.6%/1089.5%) 0.05x | (-29.2%/-42.9%) 0.68x | 54 | 1.1 |
PLTR β’ 30 Minutes | 30% | (19.4%/1516.1%) 0.01x | (-41.6%/-48.4%) 0.86x | 54 | 0.9 |
SPY β’ 30 Minutes | 35% | (18.1%/65.6%) 0.28x | (-6.8%/-20.2%) 0.34x | 63 | 0.7 |
TSLA β’ 30 Minutes | 29% | (62.0%/33.8%) 1.83x | (-20.9%/-67.1%) 0.31x | 56 | 1.0 |
WMT β’ 30 Minutes | 32% | (32.0%/138.6%) 0.23x | (-6.5%/-23.8%) 0.27x | 58 | 1.1 |
BTCUSDT β’ 5 Minutes | 18% | (2.2%/5.7%) 0.39x | (-2.1%/-8.9%) 0.24x | 64 | 1.0 |
EURUSD β’ 5 Minutes | 23% | (0.7%/0.8%) 0.87x | (-0.7%/-3.7%) 0.19x | 88 | 0.2 |
GLD β’ 5 Minutes | 23% | (-3.0%/21.5%) -0.14x | (-7.3%/-8.0%) 0.91x | 61 | 0.5 |
NVDA β’ 5 Minutes | 29% | (14.6%/42.5%) 0.34x | (-9.3%/-38.8%) 0.24x | 61 | 0.9 |
PLTR β’ 5 Minutes | 26% | (18.3%/95.6%) 0.19x | (-14.7%/-46.6%) 0.32x | 55 | 1.1 |
SPY β’ 5 Minutes | 14% | (5.4%/3.4%) 1.59x | (-4.0%/-21.1%) 0.19x | 61 | 0.9 |
TSLA β’ 5 Minutes | 21% | (47.4%/-22.2%) -2.14x | (-7.1%/-48.5%) 0.15x | 68 | 0.9 |
WMT β’ 5 Minutes | 27% | (12.5%/1.2%) 10.42x | (-4.8%/-23.8%) 0.20x | 63 | 0.9 |