Backtested · 16 years of NQ data

The 9:30 Setup

One repeatable move around the open resolves the same way ~76% of the time, backtested across 16 years. Get the free one-page cheat sheet: the rule, the numbers, and the one day it fails.

• ✓The exact 3-step rule: the level to mark, the trigger to wait for, and the side you trade.
• ✓~62% hit within the first hour, ~76% by the close.
• ✓Stable across 16 years: held in both halves of the sample, not one lucky stretch.
• ✓The trend-day exception: the ~1 in 4 days it breaks, and how to flag them in advance.

Education only. Not financial advice. Figures are from historical backtesting on NQ futures; backtested / hypothetical results have inherent limitations and do not guarantee future results. Trading futures carries substantial risk of loss.