MNQ day review

Wednesday, Aug 05, 2026 · MNQ.U26 -368 pts open 29,974.75 · close 29,606.75 ← 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

29,56929,67529,78029,88629,99230,09709:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:009:30 openIBH 30,073HOD 30,073OR15H 30,059ONH 29,991PDH 29,956OR15L 29,910IBL 29,901Prior close 29,875ONL 29,776LOD 29,702

Calls and outcomes

TimeSetupEntryStopTargetOutcome
15:25D short (paper)
15:30 go-with-the-day
29,756.5029,785.0029,701.75win (+1.9R)

Your trades

No trades this day.

How the day played out

The day opened at 29,975, ranged 480 points (29,593 to 30,073), and closed at 29,607 (-368 from the open). The high printed at 09:45 and the low at 15:55 ET.

The small 100-point gap filled at 10:30: yesterday's close (29,875) acted as the magnet the base rates say it is.

The morning rotated without committing: edges mattered, the middle did not.

The system made 1 call: 1 won, 0 lost, +1.9R in total (paper).

Call of the day: Setup D short at 15:25 off 15:30 go-with-the-day (+1.9R). Worth replaying the chart around that bar.

You took no trades this day.

Levels at the close

LevelPriceStatus
IBH30,073.25fresh
HOD30,073.25fresh
OR15H30,059.00fresh
ONH29,990.75broken (closed through)
PDH29,956.50broken (closed through)
OR15L29,909.50broken (closed through)
IBL29,901.00broken (closed through)
ON mid29,883.12reference
Prior close29,874.75reference
VWAP29,863.79reference
ONL29,775.50tested 11:15
LOD29,701.75tested 15:45
PDL29,208.00fresh

Every alert

09:15 BRIEF
MNQ morning map, Wed Aug 05 (MNQ.U26)
PDH 29,956.50 | PDL 29,208 | prior close 29,874.75
ONH 29,990.75 | ONL 29,775.50 | ON mid 29,883.12
Pre-open 29,917.25: above ON mid -> ONH usually breaks first (~76%).
Gap +42 pts (daily ATR not ready yet).
Daily ATR n/a | 5-min ATR 24
News: nothing high-impact on the calendar.
Rules: nothing before 9:45, max 3 alerts, flat by 11:30.
10:20 HEADSUP
HEADS-UP: Setup A forming at OR15L 29,909.50. The 10:20 bar poked 8 pts through and closed back inside. If the next bar closes above 29,939.88, it's a go (long). Stop would be ~29,896.00 (64 pts, $127). ATR 57.
10:25 READ
10:30 read (MNQ.U26): first-hour body 0.35 (down) -> mode rotation.
IB 29,901.00-30,073.25 (172 pts).
Price 29,915.25 below VWAP 29,993.92; 9 over 21; VWAP crosses in hour one: 1.
Rotation: Setup A at fresh outer levels; Setup B only on a clean IB break.
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, 0 confirmed.
12:55 READ
13:00 afternoon read (MNQ.U26): price 29,809.00, below VWAP 29,899.00; first hour was down; morning mode rotation.
Afternoon levels: day high 30,073.25 (+264) and day low 29,701.75 (-107).
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 48: stops 36-72 pts. Caps: 0/2 afternoon alerts. Flat by 15:55.
13:00 HEADSUP
HEADS-UP: Setup B (short) pullback is in the zone. Direction from close below IB low; drive extreme 29,703.00, pullback to 29,840.00 (42% retrace), 21 EMA 29,802.41, VWAP 29,897.78. Watch for a trend bar closing below the 9 EMA (29,791.83) and the prior bar's low. Stop would be ~29,845.00 (68 pts).
14:30 SKIPPED
Setup B (short) triggered at 14:30 but SKIPPED: skip: stop 106 pts is over 1.5x ATR (51)
14:55 READ
15:00 power hour (MNQ.U26): price 29,726.25, day down from the 29,974.75 open, below VWAP 29,878.00.
Day high 30,073.25 / low 29,701.75. 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 SHORT at 15:30 ET, MNQ.U26: go with the day into the close.
Day is down 118 pts from yesterday's close (0.40%), first hour agrees.
Entry ~29,756.50 | Stop 29,785.00 (28 pts, $57) | Target 29,701.75 (1.9R, $110) | 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.
15:45 INFO
Setup D short from 15:25: hit TARGET at 15:50 (+1.9R).
15:55 DAYDONE
16:00, day over (MNQ.U26).
Today: 2 heads-up, 1 confirmed (0 morning, 1 afternoon).
- Setup D short 15:25: win (+1.9R)