Thursday, October 1, 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, 3 winners

Day's net

+$6,830

All strategies, after costs

Trades

7

3 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 +0.20%Nasdaq-100 +0.20%

Markets News, Oct. 1, 2026: Stocks Inch Higher to Start October Trading; US 10-Year Treasury Yield Retreats From 24-Year High; Oil Prices Rise
Treasury yields spiking to a 24-year high before easing swung ES and NQ between losses and gains through the session.
Yahoo Finance
Brent oil jumps more than 4% as U.S. reportedly sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East
Escalating Middle East tensions and a jump in oil prices added risk-off pressure on stock index futures.
CNBC
Accenture stock rallies after earnings beat expectations
A big earnings beat from a major tech-services company lifted broader market sentiment, helping index futures pare intraday losses.
CNBC

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 → 10:37 · Stop
−$1,505
−74.75 pts
Breadth Rotation
long NQ · 10:30 → 11:10 · Stop
−$1,560
−77.50 pts
Triple Relative Strength
long NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
+$3,515
+176.25 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
long NQ · 10:30 → 16:00 · Time exit
+$3,075
+154.25 pts
Late-Morning Momentum
short NQ · 11:00 → 13:23 · Stop
−$2,510
−125.00 pts
Breadth Rotation
long NQ · 12:30 → 13:00 · Time exit
−$320
−15.50 pts
Day & Night Relay
long NQ · 15:00 → 09:30 · Time exit
+$6,135
+307.25 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	10:30 → 10:37	Stop	−74.75	−$1,505
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	10:30 → 11:10	Stop	−77.50	−$1,560
Triple Relative Strength	long NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	+176.25	+$3,515
Crude Crosscurrent	long NQ	10:30 → 16:00	Time exit	+154.25	+$3,075
Late-Morning Momentum	short NQ	11:00 → 13:23	Stop	−125.00	−$2,510
Breadth Rotation	long NQ	12:30 → 13:00	Time exit	−15.50	−$320
Day & Night Relay	long NQ	15:00 → 09:30	Time exit	+307.25	+$6,135

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).