September 17th, 2026
September 17th was an important day because it marked the beginning of another new strategy for me. I know I’ve gone through quite a few strategies, but I think that process is necessary because I’m still trying to find something that gives me the best chance of getting most trading days right.
This entire week had been a little frustrating because I didn’t trade very much. I still finished the week profitable—up around $100—but September 16th and 17th will probably stand out as the point when I started developing this new approach.
The main idea is now based around Fibonacci levels.
I originally came across the idea while researching my opening-range breakout strategy, but the more I looked into Fibonacci retracements and extensions, the more useful they seemed. The levels appear to provide meaningful areas of support and resistance, so I’ve started incorporating them into my trading. So far, the approach looks promising, and my goal now is to stick with it long enough to properly test it rather than immediately jumping to something else.
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September 17th itself was actually not a particularly good trading day. Most of the significant movement happened before the regular session really got going, so there weren’t many strong opportunities during the hours I was trading. Despite that, I still managed to finish the day profitable.
The first trade came from another rule I’ve added to the strategy. If price is trading above Opening Range 2 in the morning, I’m allowed to take a continuation trade and target one ATR. That trade reached the target for about 21 points per contract, or roughly 42 points total.
The next opportunity came shortly after 9:00. Price broke through one of the Fibonacci levels, so the idea was to trade toward the next Fibonacci level above it. The full Fibonacci target was not quite reached based on the updated levels, although price came extremely close. The trade did reach the one-ATR target, which allowed me to move my stop into profit. I was eventually stopped out for about five points per contract.
Another trade developed around 10:40–10:45. This one worked much better. Price moved through the Fibonacci level and eventually reached the next Fibonacci target. One portion of the position captured roughly 40 points, while the remaining portion was eventually stopped out for around five points.
The final trade came around 2:00. There wasn’t much momentum left in the market by that point, and that trade ended with another small gain of approximately five points per contract.
Overall, this was a very small and relatively quiet trading day. Most of the meaningful movement had already taken place before the session, and there simply were not many opportunities available.
Still, the important takeaway is that the day finished profitable even under less-than-ideal conditions. More importantly, the Fibonacci-based strategy continued to behave the way I expected it to.
September 17th wasn’t an exciting trading day, but it may end up being an important one because it represents the beginning of a new approach that I’m interested in testing much more seriously.
Total Profit: $10
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