Wednesday, September 16, 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, 2 winners

Day's net

−$13,195

All strategies, after costs

Trades

6

2 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 −0.45%

Fed approves interest rate hike, signals one more to come this year
The quarter-point hike and hawkish tone from the Fed drove sharp swings in both ES and NQ futures.
CNBC
Stock market today: Dow sinks 600 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as Fed hikes rates, bond yields rise
Rising bond yields during the Fed chair's press conference pushed index futures sharply lower into the close.
Yahoo Finance
Retail Sales Rebound Strongly in August
Stronger-than-expected retail sales added to inflation concerns that pressured futures ahead of the Fed decision.
Advisor Perspectives
SK Hynix reportedly in talks with Intel to build memory chips in US
Reports of a possible chipmaking tie-up lifted semiconductor shares, cushioning NQ futures from the broader Fed-driven selloff.
TechCrunch

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 → 11:00 · Stop
−$1,025
−50.75 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$450
+23.00 pts
Global Confluence
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:32 · Stop
−$1,525
−75.75 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:34 · Stop
−$1,655
−82.25 pts
Breadth Rotation
short NQ · 12:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
+$315
+16.25 pts
Day & Night Relay
short NQ · 15:00 → 09:30 · Time exit
−$9,755
−487.25 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	10:30 → 11:00	Stop	−50.75	−$1,025
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+23.00	+$450
Global Confluence	long NQ	10:30 → 14:32	Stop	−75.75	−$1,525
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 14:34	Stop	−82.25	−$1,655
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	12:30 → 13:00	Time exit	+16.25	+$315
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	15:00 → 09:30	Time exit	−487.25	−$9,755

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).