Thursday, August 20, 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.

4 trades on NQ, 1 winner

Day's net

−$3,645

All strategies, after costs

Trades

4

1 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 −0.87%

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide as bond relief evaporates, Walmart stock takes a hit
Rising Treasury yields pressured risk assets through the session, pulling S&P 500 (ES) and Nasdaq (NQ) futures lower.
Yahoo Finance
Stock Market Today, Aug. 20: Walmart Stock Drops on Disappointing Comparable Sales Growth
A high-profile earnings miss from a major retailer soured broad market sentiment and added pressure to index futures.
Yahoo Finance
Oil prices rise after Treasury Secretary says U.S. will collapse Iran with economic pressure
Escalating Iran tensions pushed oil prices higher, adding a geopolitical risk premium that weighed on equity futures.
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
long NQ · 10:30 → 11:39 · Stop
−$1,435
−71.25 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
−$1,170
−58.00 pts
Flow Against Breadth
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:04 · Stop
−$1,920
−95.50 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
short NQ · 10:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$880
+44.50 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 11:39	Stop	−71.25	−$1,435
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	−58.00	−$1,170
Flow Against Breadth	long NQ	10:30 → 14:04	Stop	−95.50	−$1,920
Crude Crosscurrent	short NQ	10:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+44.50	+$880

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).