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Best Trading Strategies for S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500)

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S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500)

@ 4 h

2.88

Risk Reward

312.41 %

Total ROI

141

Total Trades

Buy Sell First Hour Strategy

S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500)

@ Daily

2.75

Risk Reward

7,560.92 %

Total ROI

78

Total Trades

HURST Channel Strategy

S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500)

@ 2 h

2.59

Risk Reward

271.53 %

Total ROI

363

Total Trades

Crypto ZigZag RSI strategy 15min

S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500)

@ 2 h

2.51

Risk Reward

94.60 %

Total ROI

46

Total Trades

Flawless Victory Strategy - 15min BTC Machine Learning Strategy

S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500)

@ 4 h

2.43

Risk Reward

321.22 %

Total ROI

168

Total Trades

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@ 4 h

4,597,473.80

Risk Reward

229.87 %

Total ROI

19

Total Trades
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About S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500) backtests

What is S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500)?

The S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500) is a stock market index tracking the performance of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States. Available on the FXCM exchange and quoted in USD, this index is one of the most widely followed benchmarks for US equity markets, serving as a barometer for the broader economy. It represents a diversified basket of leading American corporations across major sectors. On TradeSearcher, SPX500 has been evaluated across over 3,500 backtests, drawing on price data going back to 1970 for deep historical coverage.

SPX500 backtest statistics

Aggregated results of TradeSearcher's backtests on S&P 500 index of US listed shares (SPX500) over price data from Feb 1970 to Aug 2026. These figures are recomputed automatically as new backtests are added.

3,640
Backtests run
39
Strategies listed
52.6%
Beat buy & hold
1.6%
Median net profit
59.1%
Average win rate
17.3%
Median max drawdown

Performance by strategy type

TypeBacktestsMedian net profitAvg win rateMedian max DDAvg Sharpe
Intraday100%47%3.7%0.3
Swing111.9%58.4%31.2%0.2
Long-term172.7%66.6%18.2%0.16

The 2-hour timeframe recorded the best average Sharpe ratio (0.2) across 7 backtests.

Top SPX500 strategies by profit factor

StrategyTimeframeProfit factorWin rateNet profitTrades
🔒 Premium strategy2-hour9.8470.1%3.8%177
🔒 Premium strategy1-hour3.1272.6%2.1%361
HURST Channel Strategy2-hour2.5974.9%2.7%363
12/26-IT strategy2-hour1.9349%13.7%351
RSI Divergence Strategy1-hour1.1136.5%2.3%943
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