
I built an open-source options backtester to replicate two publicly described strategies and compare my results with their published performance.
| Strategy | My backtest | Published result | Period tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Retirement Now — 0DTE + 1DTE puts | 1.55% annualized options return | 7.06% | Jan 2017–Jul 2026 |
| WealthyOption — 3 puts + 3 calls | 17.58% CAGR / 21.43% max drawdown | 23.1% CAGR / 19.2% max drawdown | Jan 2017–Jul 2026 |
The comparison isn’t perfectly equivalent because the periods, data and execution models differ. ERN’s published result also includes discretionary decisions that cannot be fully replicated.
I published the code, assumptions, requests and complete results here:
https://github.com/Javier-Garzo/ern-wo-options-backtester
My main goal was to see whether these two strategies held up over a longer period and to give others an open-source project they can use to reproduce the tests. If you have any questions about the results or methodology, feel free to ask me here.
I backtested two published short-duration options strategies over the last 10 years
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