Friday, April 17, 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.

5 trades on NQ, 4 winners

Day's net

+$4,620

All strategies, after costs

Trades

5

4 won, 1 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 +0.30%Nasdaq-100 +0.40%

Oil prices plunge 11% after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open for commercial vessels
Easing fears of a Middle East oil-supply disruption lifted risk appetite, pushing ES and NQ futures higher through the session.
NBC News
US-brokered 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon goes into effect
A reduction in Middle East conflict risk added to the morning's risk-on tone, supporting continued gains in index futures.
Euronews
Stock Market News for Apr 17, 2026
Lower-than-expected jobless claims and a surging Philadelphia Fed index pointed to a resilient economy, reinforcing the rally in ES and NQ.
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

Flow Against Breadth
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:40 · Stop
−$1,735
−86.25 pts
Breadth Rotation
long NQ · 10:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$2,375
+119.25 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$1,350
+68.00 pts
Day & Night Relay
long NQ · 10:30 → 15:00 · Time exit
+$885
+44.75 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$1,745
+87.75 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Flow Against Breadth	short NQ	10:30 → 10:40	Stop	−86.25	−$1,735
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+119.25	+$2,375
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+68.00	+$1,350
Day & Night Relay	long NQ	10:30 → 15:00	Time exit	+44.75	+$885
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+87.75	+$1,745

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).