Thursday, August 13, 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, 2 winners

Day's net

−$10,785

All strategies, after costs

Trades

9

2 won, 7 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%

Wholesale prices were flat in July, below expectations for 0.2% increase
Cooler than expected wholesale inflation reduced fears of a Fed rate hike, lifting ES and NQ futures.
CNBC
US Jobless Claims Rise to 209,000, Exceeding Market Forecasts
A bigger than expected rise in jobless claims signaled some labor-market cooling, adding back-and-forth to futures trading.
Yahoo Finance
Oil prices fall after U.S. says crude exports through Strait of Hormuz near 9 million barrels per day
Falling oil prices eased cost-inflation worries, supporting the broader rally in ES and NQ futures.
CNBC
Cisco shares slide 8% despite earnings beat and stronger-than-expected guidance
A sharp drop in a major Nasdaq-listed tech name added volatility that weighed on NQ futures that session.
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

Day & Night Relay
long NQ · 10:30 → 11:33 · Stop
−$1,330
−66.00 pts
Flow Against Breadth
long NQ · 10:30 → 11:34 · Stop
−$1,765
−87.75 pts
Global Confluence
long NQ · 10:30 → 11:34 · Stop
−$1,765
−87.75 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 11:49 · Stop
−$2,125
−105.75 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 11:49 · Stop
−$2,125
−105.75 pts
Breadth Rotation
short NQ · 10:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$780
+39.50 pts
Late-Morning Momentum
long NQ · 11:00 → 11:52 · Stop
−$1,825
−90.75 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 13:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
−$675
−33.25 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 14:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$45
+2.75 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Day & Night Relay	long NQ	10:30 → 11:33	Stop	−66.00	−$1,330
Flow Against Breadth	long NQ	10:30 → 11:34	Stop	−87.75	−$1,765
Global Confluence	long NQ	10:30 → 11:34	Stop	−87.75	−$1,765
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 11:49	Stop	−105.75	−$2,125
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 11:49	Stop	−105.75	−$2,125
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	10:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+39.50	+$780
Late-Morning Momentum	long NQ	11:00 → 11:52	Stop	−90.75	−$1,825
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	13:30 → 14:00	Time exit	−33.25	−$675
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	14:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+2.75	+$45

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).