Friday, August 28, 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, 1 winner

Day's net

−$11,520

All strategies, after costs

Trades

9

1 won, 8 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 −0.25%

Fed's Kevin Warsh warns inflation is too high, sparking bets rate hikes are coming
Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole remarks pushed September rate-hike odds higher, pressuring both ES and NQ futures lower.
NPR
Advent and Stripe Abandon $50 Billion Pursuit of PayPal
PayPal's sharp drop after the buyout talks collapsed added to broad market selling pressure that weighed on ES and NQ futures.
Bloomberg
NVIDIA Corp Stock (NVDA) Moved Down by 3.14% on Aug 28: A Full Analysis
Continued profit-taking in semiconductor stocks after Nvidia's recent earnings rally dragged on NQ futures given the index's heavy tech weighting.
TradingKey

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 → 10:44 · Stop
−$1,400
−69.50 pts
Day & Night Relay
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:44 · Stop
−$1,375
−68.25 pts
Flow Against Breadth
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:45 · Stop
−$1,830
−91.00 pts
Global Confluence
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:45 · Stop
−$1,830
−91.00 pts
Triple Relative Strength
short NQ · 10:30 → 10:50 · Stop
−$2,270
−113.00 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 12:01 · Stop
−$2,270
−113.00 pts
Breadth Rotation
short NQ · 12:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
−$265
−12.75 pts
Triple Relative Strength
short NQ · 12:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
−$535
−26.25 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 14:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$255
+13.25 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	10:30 → 10:44	Stop	−69.50	−$1,400
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	10:30 → 10:44	Stop	−68.25	−$1,375
Flow Against Breadth	short NQ	10:30 → 10:45	Stop	−91.00	−$1,830
Global Confluence	short NQ	10:30 → 10:45	Stop	−91.00	−$1,830
Triple Relative Strength	short NQ	10:30 → 10:50	Stop	−113.00	−$2,270
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 12:01	Stop	−113.00	−$2,270
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	12:30 → 13:00	Time exit	−12.75	−$265
Triple Relative Strength	short NQ	12:30 → 14:00	Time exit	−26.25	−$535
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	14:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+13.25	+$255

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).