Friday, September 18, 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

−$3,490

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 +0.17%Nasdaq-100 +0.67%

Stock Market News for Sep 18, 2026
Falling oil prices and Treasury yields eased worries about the Fed's rate hike, helping ES and NQ recover from early losses.
Yahoo Finance
Jobless Claims Plunge to 196,000 as U.S. Layoffs Remain Historically Low
Jobless claims came in far below forecasts, reinforcing a healthy labor market and giving ES and NQ an added lift.
American Greatness
Stock Market Today (Sept. 18, 2026): Nasdaq, S&P 500 close a touch higher to end Fed hike week
Tech and chip stocks led the rally, giving NQ an extra boost as the Fed-hike week came to a close.
TheStreet

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 → 12:24 · Stop
−$1,125
−55.75 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$690
+35.00 pts
Day & Night Relay
short NQ · 10:30 → 14:44 · Stop
−$1,235
−61.25 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
short NQ · 10:30 → 14:47 · Stop
−$1,820
−90.50 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 12:24	Stop	−55.75	−$1,125
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+35.00	+$690
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	10:30 → 14:44	Stop	−61.25	−$1,235
Crude Crosscurrent	short NQ	10:30 → 14:47	Stop	−90.50	−$1,820

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).