Wednesday, August 19, 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.

8 trades on NQ, 4 winners

Day's net

−$3,720

All strategies, after costs

Trades

8

4 won, 4 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 +0.21%

Fed minutes July 2026: Officials saw need for rate hike if inflation doesn't cool
Minutes showing several Fed officials open to another rate hike added rate-path uncertainty, pressuring ES and NQ in the afternoon.
CNBC
Bessent Deploys Debt Buybacks in Sign of Concern Over Yield Rise
A surprise doubling of long-bond buybacks pulled Treasury yields lower, which lifted ES and NQ before the open.
Bloomberg
Moderna's and Merck's personalized mRNA vaccine shows real promise against deadly skin cancer melanoma in late stage trial and sends stocks soaring
Moderna's stock more than doubled on the vaccine data, a sharp single-name swing that added volatility to the Nasdaq-heavy NQ contract.
Fortune
Trump touted a deal to avert new tariffs on Canada. Here's what we know so far
A last-minute pause on new Canada tariffs eased a trade-war worry that had been weighing on both ES and NQ.
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

Breadth Rotation
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:39 · Stop
−$1,455
−72.25 pts
Flow Against Breadth
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:53 · Stop
−$1,990
−99.00 pts
Global Confluence
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:53 · Stop
−$1,990
−99.00 pts
Triple Relative Strength
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:55 · Stop
−$2,360
−117.50 pts
Day & Night Relay
long NQ · 10:30 → 15:00 · Time exit
+$1,040
+52.50 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$770
+39.00 pts
Breadth Rotation
short NQ · 12:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$980
+49.50 pts
Triple Relative Strength
short NQ · 12:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$1,285
+64.75 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	10:30 → 10:39	Stop	−72.25	−$1,455
Flow Against Breadth	short NQ	10:30 → 10:53	Stop	−99.00	−$1,990
Global Confluence	short NQ	10:30 → 10:53	Stop	−99.00	−$1,990
Triple Relative Strength	short NQ	10:30 → 10:55	Stop	−117.50	−$2,360
Day & Night Relay	long NQ	10:30 → 15:00	Time exit	+52.50	+$1,040
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+39.00	+$770
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	12:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+49.50	+$980
Triple Relative Strength	short NQ	12:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+64.75	+$1,285

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).