Tuesday, July 21, 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, 2 winners

Day's net

−$1,065

All strategies, after costs

Trades

5

2 won, 3 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 +0.89%

Stock Market Today, July 21: Micron Surges 12% as Semiconductor Strength Lifts Nasdaq
A rally in memory-chip and semiconductor names pushed the tech-heavy market higher, the kind of move that tends to lift NQ futures.
The Motley Fool
Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
A new round of trade tariffs added uncertainty about costs and growth, a factor that can weigh on broad index futures like ES.
NPR
Stock Market Today (July 21, 2026): Nasdaq, S&P 500 climbs as earnings lift market, Middle East tensions loom
Strong corporate earnings supported stocks even as ongoing Middle East tensions kept some risk in the market, both pulling on ES and NQ futures that day.
TheStreet

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 → 12:22 · Stop
−$2,380
−118.50 pts
Breadth Rotation
long NQ · 10:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$2,480
+124.50 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$2,670
+134.00 pts
Global Confluence
short NQ · 10:30 → 15:30 · Time exit
−$1,740
−86.50 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
short NQ · 10:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
−$2,095
−104.25 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	10:30 → 12:22	Stop	−118.50	−$2,380
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+124.50	+$2,480
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+134.00	+$2,670
Global Confluence	short NQ	10:30 → 15:30	Time exit	−86.50	−$1,740
Crude Crosscurrent	short NQ	10:30 → 16:00	Time exit	−104.25	−$2,095

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).