Wednesday, March 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.

6 trades on NQ, 2 winners

Day's net

−$5,030

All strategies, after costs

Trades

6

2 won, 4 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 −1.36%Nasdaq-100 −1.46%

Oil prices surge after Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gasfield
Israel's strike on Iran's main gas field spiked oil prices and stoked inflation fears that weighed on ES and NQ futures.
Al Jazeera
Stock market today: Dow sinks 750 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide after Fed decision as Powell touts inflation worries
The Fed held rates steady but Powell's inflation warnings dimmed hopes for near-term rate cuts, pressuring ES and NQ futures into the close.
Yahoo Finance

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

Day & Night Relay
short NQ · 10:30 → 11:00 · Stop
−$1,255
−62.25 pts
Global Confluence
short NQ · 10:30 → 11:00 · Stop
−$1,665
−82.75 pts
Breadth Rotation
long NQ · 10:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$440
+22.50 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$1,140
+57.50 pts
Flow Against Breadth
long NQ · 10:30 → 15:00 · Stop
−$1,665
−82.75 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 15:21 · Stop
−$2,025
−100.75 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	10:30 → 11:00	Stop	−62.25	−$1,255
Global Confluence	short NQ	10:30 → 11:00	Stop	−82.75	−$1,665
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+22.50	+$440
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+57.50	+$1,140
Flow Against Breadth	long NQ	10:30 → 15:00	Stop	−82.75	−$1,665
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 15:21	Stop	−100.75	−$2,025

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).