Thursday, April 16, 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.

9 trades on NQ, 3 winners

Day's net

−$6,615

All strategies, after costs

Trades

9

3 won, 6 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 +1.20%

TSMC first-quarter profit rises 58%, beats estimates as AI demand fuels record run
TSMC's results reinforced confidence in AI chip demand, lifting sentiment toward Nasdaq-heavy tech names and NQ futures.
CNBC
US jobless claims fall to 207,000, signaling low layoffs
A lower-than-expected weekly claims number pointed to a resilient labor market, supporting broad buying in ES and NQ.
Bloomberg
S&P 500 notches first close above 7,100, Nasdaq posts longest win streak since 1992: Live updates
The milestone close reflected sustained buying pressure throughout the session that pushed both ES and NQ higher.
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
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:45 · Stop
−$1,200
−59.50 pts
Day & Night Relay
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:45 · Stop
−$1,150
−57.00 pts
Flow Against Breadth
short NQ · 10:30 → 11:02 · Stop
−$1,525
−75.75 pts
Global Confluence
short NQ · 10:30 → 11:02 · Stop
−$1,525
−75.75 pts
Triple Relative Strength
short NQ · 10:30 → 11:06 · Stop
−$1,945
−96.75 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
short NQ · 10:30 → 11:06 · Stop
−$1,945
−96.75 pts
Breadth Rotation
short NQ · 12:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$885
+44.75 pts
Triple Relative Strength
short NQ · 12:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$1,135
+57.25 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
short NQ · 12:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$655
+33.25 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	10:30 → 10:45	Stop	−59.50	−$1,200
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	10:30 → 10:45	Stop	−57.00	−$1,150
Flow Against Breadth	short NQ	10:30 → 11:02	Stop	−75.75	−$1,525
Global Confluence	short NQ	10:30 → 11:02	Stop	−75.75	−$1,525
Triple Relative Strength	short NQ	10:30 → 11:06	Stop	−96.75	−$1,945
Crude Crosscurrent	short NQ	10:30 → 11:06	Stop	−96.75	−$1,945
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	12:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+44.75	+$885
Triple Relative Strength	short NQ	12:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+57.25	+$1,135
Crude Crosscurrent	short NQ	12:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+33.25	+$655

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).