August 14th, 2026
August 17th was a very light trading day. I only took one trade and made about $2, so there really wasn’t much action for me.
The bigger development is that I’m now testing a slightly different approach. Instead of focusing only on NQ, I’m watching four markets: NQ, ES, CL (crude oil), and GC (gold). I’m still using the same core strategy, but now I’m primarily looking for setups when price is leaving the value area.
After backtesting this approach across a good portion of the past several months, one thing became pretty clear: I probably shouldn’t force myself to trade NQ every day. NQ isn’t always the best market to trade, and some days simply aren’t favorable for my strategy.
The goal now is to find whichever of the four markets is offering the cleanest opportunity that day. Hopefully, that gives me access to more high-quality trends while cutting down on unnecessary losses and overtrading.
Day 61 Travel Poster
MNQ Chart
No trades today but I will be putting multiple charts of what I traded. Today would have been a winning day.
Total Profit: $2.00
