Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Backtest

Backtest: the strategies re-run afterwards over this day's data, never recorded live. It overlaps the research that selected them, so it carries hindsight.

7 trades on NQ, 2 winners

Day's net

−$6,605

All strategies, after costs

Trades

7

2 won, 5 lost

Hypothetical results.

Every figure here is hypothetical: simulated entries and exits from our engine. One contract per strategy, after two ticks a round trip for commission and slippage. Nothing here is advice or a recommendation to trade.

These results are based on simulated or hypothetical performance results that have certain inherent limitations. Unlike the results shown in an actual performance record, these results do not represent actual trading. Also, because these trades have not actually been executed, these results may have under-or over-compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated or hypothetical trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to these being shown.

The market that day

S&P 500 +0.56%

Fed officials split on where interest rates should go, minutes say
A divided outlook on the Fed's next move added uncertainty that index futures had to price in through the session.
CNBC
Treasury yields rise as Fed minutes show disagreement on next rate cut
Rising yields tied to the minutes put added pressure on rate-sensitive futures during the trading day.
CNBC
Meta deal for millions of Nvidia chips is big — these 2 charts illustrate why
The chip deal lifted heavyweight tech names that carry large weight in the Nasdaq-100, moving NQ futures.
CNBC

News picked by AI from that day’s reporting; links go to the original stories. The trades and figures come straight from our engine.

The trades

Breadth Rotation
long NQ · 10:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$810
+41.00 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
−$605
−29.75 pts
Day & Night Relay
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:31 · Stop
−$1,760
−87.50 pts
Flow Against Breadth
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:36 · Stop
−$2,340
−116.50 pts
Global Confluence
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:36 · Stop
−$2,340
−116.50 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
short NQ · 10:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$1,985
+99.75 pts
Late-Morning Momentum
long NQ · 11:00 → 14:31 · Stop
−$2,355
−117.25 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+41.00	+$810
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	−29.75	−$605
Day & Night Relay	long NQ	10:30 → 14:31	Stop	−87.50	−$1,760
Flow Against Breadth	long NQ	10:30 → 14:36	Stop	−116.50	−$2,340
Global Confluence	long NQ	10:30 → 14:36	Stop	−116.50	−$2,340
Crude Crosscurrent	short NQ	10:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+99.75	+$1,985
Late-Morning Momentum	long NQ	11:00 → 14:31	Stop	−117.25	−$2,355

How to read it: every strategy enters at the close of a 30-minute bar and leaves at its stop, its target, or its time exit, whichever comes first. Points are the move captured; net is one contract after two ticks of costs (NQ $20 a point, ES $50).