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Friday, September 25, 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.

7 trades on NQ, 7 winners

Day's net

+$22,155

All strategies, after costs

Trades

7

7 won, 0 lost

The market that day

S&P 500 +0.51%Nasdaq-100 +0.42%
  1. 10-year Treasury yield is little changed to end a volatile week

    A week of surging bond yields kept pressure on stock valuations, a key backdrop for ES and NQ trading into the close.

    CNBC

  2. US Consumer Sentiment Falls on Concerns About Prices, Economy

    A weaker-than-expected sentiment reading on prices and the economy fed into risk appetite for index futures that morning.

    Bloomberg

  3. Oracle Cites 'Force Majeure' on Controversial New Mexico Data Center

    A large AI data-center dispute at a major tech company rippled through tech-heavy sentiment that weighs on NQ.

    Insurance Journal

  4. Oil Prices Retreat From 1-Week Highs on US-Iran Talks

    Easing Middle East tension and falling oil prices reduced a macro risk overhang that had been weighing on futures.

    DTN

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

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).