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Alphagbm Bps Backtest

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Full walk-forward Bull Put Spread backtest over ~8 years of daily history. Runs both the signal (FearScore ≥ 60 entry) version AND a no-signal control in the...

What it does

Full walk-forward Bull Put Spread backtest over ~8 years of daily history. Runs both the signal (FearScore ≥ 60 entry) version AND a no-signal control in the same request, so you can quantify whether the fear-entry rule actually delivers alpha for this ticker under your parameters. Returns equity curve, 4 KPIs (annualized return / win rate / max drawdown / Sharpe), trade ledger, and a plain-language takeaway. Triggers: "backtest BPS on QQQ", "bull put spread backtest", "does FearScore work on SPY", "what DTE for BPS", "optimal bull put spread delta", "BPS strategy backtest", "credit spread backtest", "backtest short put spread"

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AlphaGBM BPS Backtest

Backtests the Bull Put Spread (short put + long put at lower strike) as a mechanical strategy over 2018–present on any ticker, with two passes per call:

  1. With Signal — only enters when the per-ticker FearScore is ≥ your threshold
  2. No Signal (Control) — enters unconditionally every Monday

The side-by-side comparison shows whether the signal is doing work, or whether you're paying 1 credit for noise.

Parameters

All optional except ticker:

ParamDefaultRangeMeaning
tickerrequiredUS / HK / CNUnderlying
dte_target147–45Days to expiry on entry
short_delta0.250.15–0.35Absolute delta of the short put leg
spread_width5.02–10Dollar width of the spread
take_profit_pct0.500.20–0.80Close when realized % of max profit hits this
fear_threshold6040–80FearScore ≥ X is entry signal
start_date2018-01-01YYYY-MM-DDBacktest start
end_date2026-04-20YYYY-MM-DDBacktest end
include_controltrueboolRun no-signal control pass alongside

What's Returned

Per pass (with_signal and no_signal):

  • total_trades, win_rate_pct, annual_return_pct, sharpe, max_drawdown_pct, roc_pct, avg_holding_days, avg_pnl_per_trade, total_pnl, final_capital
  • exit_reasons — count by take_profit / stop_loss / expiry_otm / expiry_itm / close_early
  • trades[] — full ledger (entry/exit date, strikes, credit, pnl, reason)
  • equity_curve[] — per-day cumulative capital
  • pnl_histogram — bucket counts for the P&L distribution

Plus:

  • summary — one-paragraph zh/en takeaway comparing signal vs control, with ⚠️ flags when drawdown or win rate look problematic

Methodology Notes

  • IV is proxied by 20-day historical volatility (HV20) for BS pricing. Historical option-chain IV is unaffordable to source at scale; HV20 is a reasonable proxy but will under-estimate IV around events. Live results typically outperform backtest because of this.
  • FearScore is reconstructed from the same 6 indicators the live version uses, but computed from cheap historical price + volume data only.
  • Entries filtered by max_positions (3) and min_entry_spacing_days (3) and a risk_per_trade cap (0.5% of capital).

How to Use

Example Queries:

  • backtest BPS on QQQ — Default params, signal vs control comparison
  • does FearScore work on SPY — Same call, reads the comparison summary
  • backtest bull put spread IWM DTE 21 delta 0.30 — Custom params
  • what DTE works best for BPS on QQQ — Run a few with different DTEs, compare
  • bps fear threshold 70 vs 60 on NVDA — Run two calls with different thresholds

Mock Data

Mock data in mock-data/bps-backtest/ — examples for QQQ with signal ON and OFF.

API Endpoint

POST /api/options/bps-backtest
Content-Type: application/json

Request body:

{
  "ticker": "QQQ",
  "dte_target": 14,
  "short_delta": 0.25,
  "spread_width": 5.0,
  "take_profit_pct": 0.50,
  "fear_threshold": 60,
  "start_date": "2018-01-01",
  "end_date": "2026-04-20",
  "include_control": true
}

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "ticker": "QQQ",
  "period": {"start": "2018-01-01", "end": "2026-04-20"},
  "with_signal": {
    "total_trades": 28, "win_rate_pct": 100, "annual_return_pct": 10.8,
    "sharpe": 16.3, "max_drawdown_pct": 0.0, "trades": [...], "equity_curve": [...],
    "pnl_histogram": {...}, "exit_reasons": {"take_profit": 20, "expiry_otm": 8}
  },
  "no_signal": {
    "total_trades": 185, "win_rate_pct": 82, "annual_return_pct": 3.5,
    "sharpe": 2.1, "max_drawdown_pct": -8.2, ...
  },
  "summary": {
    "zh": "QQQ · 2018-2026 · 使用 FearScore ≥ 60 触发 BPS 入场,共交易 28 笔,年化 +10.8%,胜率 100%,最大回撤 0.0%。 同参数无信号对照组年化 +3.5%、胜率 82%;信号版本高出无信号组 7.3 个百分点。",
    "en": "QQQ · 2018-2026 · BPS entry on FearScore ≥ 60 over 28 trades: annualized +10.8%, win rate 100%, max drawdown 0.0%. The no-signal control under the same params: annualized +3.5%, win rate 82%. Signal version outperforms by 7.3 pp."
  }
}

Pricing: 1 option-analysis credit per call; 30-min cache per parameter hash (cache hits free). Expect ~5-10s compute for a fresh hash.

SkillRelevance
alphagbm-fear-scoreThe live version of the entry signal being backtested
alphagbm-options-strategyBuild a custom BPS after deciding params
alphagbm-pnl-simulatorForward-simulate a specific BPS at various future prices

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