Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Recorded live

Recorded live: each trade as our engine generated it during this session. Still hypothetical: no order was filled.

Market rises on Fed pause, chip earnings; our strategies' short trades all lost

Stocks edged higher after the Fed held interest rates steady and chipmaker earnings lifted tech sentiment ahead of Microsoft and Alphabet's after-hours results. The S&P 500 rose and the Nasdaq-100 gained more, as Oracle's surge added to the bullish mood. Our strategies' short trades all lost, with two exits hitting a stop and two closing on a scheduled time exit.

Day's net

−$6,460

All strategies, after costs

Trades

4

0 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 +0.28%Nasdaq-100 +0.55%

Stock Market Today, Oct. 28: Markets Edge Higher as Fed Holds Rates Steady
The Fed's decision to hold rates steady in a split vote removed a key source of uncertainty for index futures during the session.
The Motley Fool
Nasdaq futures gain as SK Hynix lifts chips ahead of Fed decision, earnings
A blowout profit report from chipmaker SK Hynix lifted semiconductor stocks and boosted Nasdaq futures ahead of the open.
Kitco News
S&P 500 Rises to 7,743.98 for a Third Straight Gain as the Fed Holds Rates in a Split 10-2 Vote and Oracle Surges 11%
Oracle's double-digit jump on bullish guidance added extra lift to index futures alongside the Fed's rate pause.
BBN Times
Stock Market Today Live October 28, 2026: Fed Holds Rates; Fortinet and Alphabet Fall After Hours
Alphabet's after-hours earnings miss stirred concerns about AI spending returns, weighing on Nasdaq futures into the evening.
StockTitan

Headline, summary and 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 → 12:54 · Stop
−$1,365
−67.75 pts
Triple Relative Strength
short NQ · 10:30 → 14:00 · Time exit
−$405
−19.75 pts
Crude Crosscurrent
short NQ · 10:30 → 14:36 · Stop
−$2,210
−110.00 pts
Day & Night Relay
short NQ · 15:00 → 09:30 · Time exit
−$2,480
−123.50 pts

Strategy	Trade	In → out (ET)	Exit	Points	Net
Breadth Rotation	short NQ	10:30 → 12:54	Stop	−67.75	−$1,365
Triple Relative Strength	short NQ	10:30 → 14:00	Time exit	−19.75	−$405
Crude Crosscurrent	short NQ	10:30 → 14:36	Stop	−110.00	−$2,210
Day & Night Relay	short NQ	15:00 → 09:30	Time exit	−123.50	−$2,480

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).