Bearish MA Closes

Backtest any equity against a short Price Cross strategy: short when price closes below the moving average.

Exit on a profit target (% drop) or stop loss (% rise) — whichever hits first.

Optional MA Alignment filter: only take trades when the selected MA is below every longer MA, confirming a multi-timeframe downtrend.

Compare the strategy's real historical returns against Buy & Hold with full equity curve, trade log, and drawdown stats.

Backtest what happens when you short a stock as soon as it closes below a moving average
Parameters
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Short Below
Day MA
Profit Target
% drop from entry
Stop Loss
% rise from entry
MA Alignment

Only takes a trade when the selected moving average is below every longer MA (5 < 10 < 20 < 50 < 100 < 200).

Without this filter, you can end up shorting a short-term dip inside a long-term uptrend.

Turning it on makes sure the stock is trending down on every timescale before you enter.
Pick a ticker above and press Run Backtest to see results.