Wednesday, August 12, 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, 3 winners

Day's net

−$895

All strategies, after costs

Trades

5

3 won, 2 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 +0.65%Nasdaq-100 +0.81%

CPI inflation report July 2026: Prices rose 0.1%, annual rate 3.4%
The cooler-than-expected inflation print lowered the odds of a Fed rate hike, which lifted ES and NQ into and after the cash open.
CNBC
CoreWeave gains 19%, Nebius surges 34% in post-earnings neocloud rally
Blowout earnings from AI infrastructure companies boosted tech sentiment, giving NQ an extra lift beyond the broader market gain.
CNBC
Why The Fed Will Raise Rates In September Despite Cooler CPI
Renewed debate over whether the Fed might still hike in September kept rate-path uncertainty alive, adding chop to both ES and NQ through the session.
Forbes

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
long NQ · 10:30 → 10:31 · Stop
−$1,295
−64.25 pts
Triple Relative Strength
short NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$105
+5.75 pts
Global Confluence
short NQ · 10:30 → 15:30 · Time exit
+$945
+47.75 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
−$1,270
−63.00 pts
Breadth Rotation
long NQ · 12:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$620
+31.50 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 10:31	Stop	−64.25	−$1,295
Triple Relative Strength	short NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+5.75	+$105
Global Confluence	short NQ	10:30 → 15:30	Time exit	+47.75	+$945
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 16:00	Time exit	−63.00	−$1,270
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	12:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+31.50	+$620

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).