I don't believe so... it is just purely whether you made money on the trade or not. I just ran those backtests as a matter of curiosity on CMLviz but not really interested in trading them because of the risk.
That's a good article...I might have to take a look at doing some of that type of thing myself. How does that strategy perform during low vol times...like the last three months, for example.
Last year you mean? Take a look - https://steadyoptions.com/performance/ Search for "straddle" and you will see all trades.
If you really want to see a year when you get caught with your shorts down (puts), look at 2000 or 2008
Awareness of possible adjustments helps with risk management. If won't pull your chestnuts out of the fire if the underlying is moving against you but it might soften the blow.