MNQ day review

Tuesday, Aug 04, 2026 · MNQ.U26 +640 pts open 29,234.25 · close 29,874.75 ← all days today →

Reconstructed after the fact from saved 5-minute bars (the watcher was not archiving live on this day); alerts shown are what the current rules would have said.

The whole day

28,77529,02329,27029,51829,76530,01309:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:009:30 openHOD 29,746IBH 29,564OR15H 29,452ONH 29,284OR15L 29,208IBL 29,208LOD 29,208PDH 28,965Prior close 28,901ONL 28,832

Calls and outcomes

TimeSetupEntryStopTargetOutcome
10:35A short
IBH
29,527.0029,572.7529,460.24loss (-1.0R)
15:25D long (paper)
15:30 go-with-the-day
29,900.5029,873.2529,945.75win (+1.7R)

Your trades

No trades this day.

How the day played out

The day opened at 29,234, ranged 748 points (29,208 to 29,956), and closed at 29,875 (+640 from the open). The high printed at 15:45 and the low at 09:30 ET.

The small 334-point gap never filled; yesterday's close at 28,901 was left behind.

The first hour committed higher (body 0.91), a trend morning: pullbacks, not reversals, were the play.

The system made 2 calls: 1 won, 1 lost, +0.7R in total.

Call of the day: Setup D long at 15:25 off 15:30 go-with-the-day (+1.7R). Worth replaying the chart around that bar.

You took no trades this day.

Levels at the close

LevelPriceStatus
HOD29,746.25broken (closed through)
VWAP29,658.79reference
IBH29,564.25tested 10:30
OR15H29,452.50broken (closed through)
ONH29,284.00broken (closed through)
OR15L29,208.00fresh
IBL29,208.00fresh
LOD29,208.00fresh
ON mid29,057.75reference
PDH28,965.00broken (closed through)
Prior close28,900.75reference
ONL28,831.50fresh
PDL28,313.00fresh

Every alert

09:15 BRIEF
MNQ morning map, Tue Aug 04 (MNQ.U26)
PDH 28,965 | PDL 28,313 | prior close 28,900.75
ONH 29,246 | ONL 28,831.50 | ON mid 29,038.75
Pre-open 29,225.25: above ON mid -> ONH usually breaks first (~76%).
Gap +324 pts (daily ATR not ready yet).
Daily ATR n/a | 5-min ATR 22
News: nothing high-impact on the calendar.
Rules: nothing before 9:45, max 3 alerts, flat by 11:30.
10:25 READ
10:30 read (MNQ.U26): first-hour body 0.91 (up) -> mode trend-up.
IB 29,208.00-29,564.25 (356 pts).
Price 29,559.00 above VWAP 29,450.20; 9 over 21; VWAP crosses in hour one: 0.
Setup B mode long: wait for the pullback to VWAP / 21 EMA.
10:30 HEADSUP
HEADS-UP: Setup A forming at IBH 29,564.25. The 10:30 bar poked 4 pts through and closed back inside. If the next bar closes below 29,546.12, it's a go (short). Stop would be ~29,572.75 (35 pts, $69). ATR 46.
10:35 CONFIRMED
SETUP A SHORT CONFIRMED at 10:35 ET, MNQ.U26.
IBH 29,564.25: 10:30 bar poked to 29,567.75 and closed back inside; 10:35 bar confirmed (close 29,527.00).
Entry ~29,527.00 | Stop 29,572.75 (46 pts, $92) | Target 29,460.24 (1.5R, $134)
ATR 47 | VWAP 29,460.24 | mode trend-up
Notes: poke 4 pts (0.07 ATR); fresh level; target = VWAP
11:00 INFO
Setup A short from 10:35: hit STOP at 11:05 (-1.0R).
11:25 DONE
11:30, morning session over (MNQ.U26). Flat now; the afternoon window opens at 13:00 with the day's high/low as its levels.
Today: 1 heads-up, 1 confirmed.
- Setup A short 10:35: loss (-1.0R)
12:55 READ
13:00 afternoon read (MNQ.U26): price 29,743.00, above VWAP 29,541.56; first hour was up; morning mode trend-up.
Afternoon levels: day high 29,746.25 (+3) and day low 29,208 (-535).
Plan: a shallow poke of either that closes back inside = Setup A fade; a 5-min close through either = Setup C, join the first pullback (these held into the close ~2 of 3 times, best when they agree with the first hour). Lunch range is not a level.
5-min ATR 26: stops 20-39 pts. Caps: 0/2 afternoon alerts. Flat by 15:55.
14:55 READ
15:00 power hour (MNQ.U26): price 29,881.00, day up from the 29,234.25 open, above VWAP 29,622.26.
Day high 29,898.25 / low 29,208. Last hour made a new day extreme on ~43% of days, but breakouts of the 2-3pm range failed ~65%: only continuation WITH the day's direction counts, and a shallow poke of the day high/low that closes back inside is still a fade.
Everything closes by 15:55. No overnight.
15:25 PMSETUP
AFTERNOON SETUP (paper-tracked, no ticket) SETUP D LONG at 15:30 ET, MNQ.U26: go with the day into the close.
Day is up 1,000 pts from yesterday's close (3.34%), first hour agrees.
Entry ~29,900.50 | Stop 29,873.25 (27 pts, $54) | Target 29,945.75 (1.7R, $90) | hold to 15:55, then flat.
Why: the last half hour tends to go the way the day went (two futures studies, ~55% hit, 61% when the first hour agrees; our own data +0.1R per trade). Small edge, so size stays 1 micro.
15:40 INFO
Setup D long from 15:25: hit TARGET at 15:45 (+1.7R).
15:55 DAYDONE
16:00, day over (MNQ.U26).
Today: 1 heads-up, 2 confirmed (1 morning, 1 afternoon).
- Setup A short 10:35: loss (-1.0R)
- Setup D long 15:25: win (+1.7R)