Wednesday, July 29, 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, 1 winner

Day's net

−$11,845

All strategies, after costs

Trades

6

1 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 −1.50%Nasdaq-100 −1.80%

Fed rate decision July 2026: Divided Fed holds interest rates steady
The Fed's hawkish hold, with three dissents favoring a hike, pushed bond yields up and pressured ES and NQ lower.
CNBC
Brent oil jumps back above $90 after Trump threatens to hit Iran hard
A spike in oil prices after Iran's attack on US forces stoked inflation fears that weighed on ES and NQ.
CNBC
Chip stocks shed more than $1 trillion as selloff hits companies powering AI boom
A heavy selloff in chip-related names after SK Hynix's earnings miss dragged on NQ given its tech-heavy weighting.
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

Global Confluence
long NQ · 10:30 → 12:15 · Stop
−$3,190
−159.00 pts
Breadth Rotation
short NQ · 10:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
−$655
−32.25 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$3,005
+150.75 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
short NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Stop
−$3,985
−198.75 pts
Late-Morning Momentum
short NQ · 11:00 → 14:00 · Stop
−$3,405
−169.75 pts
Day & Night Relay
long NQ · 15:00 → 09:30 · Time exit
−$3,615
−180.25 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Global Confluence	long NQ	10:30 → 12:15	Stop	−159.00	−$3,190
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	10:30 → 13:00	Time exit	−32.25	−$655
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+150.75	+$3,005
Crude Crosscurrent	short NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Stop	−198.75	−$3,985
Late-Morning Momentum	short NQ	11:00 → 14:00	Stop	−169.75	−$3,405
Day & Night Relay	long NQ	15:00 → 09:30	Time exit	−180.25	−$3,615

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).