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Research · 2025

0DTE condor study

no edge after costs, retired with a post-mortem

Retired 2025
4 yrs of walk-forward backtests
0 edge after costs
1 post-mortem published
equity curve vs costs
condor leg selection logic

About

QuantConnect backtests of 0DTE SPY iron condors across 2021–2024. Walk-forward testing with an honest cost model found no edge after costs.

Retired on that evidence. The post-mortem documents the cost model and what would change the verdict.

Liner notes

  • Four years of walk-forward windows.
  • Costs modeled per leg, not hand-waved.
  • Negative result kept on the record.

Credits

Platform quantconnect · lean
Underlying spy 0dte
Verdict no edge after costs
Status retired