Wednesday, August 26, 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, 4 winners

Day's net

+$6,125

All strategies, after costs

Trades

6

4 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 −0.02%

Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in July
The in-line core PCE reading kept the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures range-bound as traders weighed sticky inflation against Fed policy expectations.
CNBC
Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion
Resolution of a major legal overhang on a large index-weight tech name removed uncertainty that had been pressuring the Nasdaq-100.
CNBC
Why Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Surged 35% Today
A big earnings-driven single-stock surge added volatility and upside momentum to the broader tape during the session.
The Motley Fool

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
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:50 · Stop
−$1,355
−67.25 pts
Global Confluence
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:52 · Stop
−$1,800
−89.50 pts
Breadth Rotation
long NQ · 10:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$760
+38.50 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$2,110
+106.00 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$2,360
+118.50 pts
Day & Night Relay
long NQ · 15:00 → 09:30 · Time exit
+$4,050
+203.00 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	10:30 → 10:50	Stop	−67.25	−$1,355
Global Confluence	short NQ	10:30 → 10:52	Stop	−89.50	−$1,800
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+38.50	+$760
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+106.00	+$2,110
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+118.50	+$2,360
Day & Night Relay	long NQ	15:00 → 09:30	Time exit	+203.00	+$4,050

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).