MNQ day review

Monday, Aug 17, 2026 · MNQ.U26 -128 pts open 30,218.75 · close 30,091.00 ← 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

Calls and outcomes

Time	Setup	Entry	Stop	Target	Outcome
11:10	A short PDH	30,257.50	30,291.75	30,213.22	win (+1.3R)

Your trades

Entry	Side	In	Out	Pts	$	Tag
10:25	short	30,176.25	30,182.00	-5.75	-12	unplanned
21:04	long	30,097.50	30,091.75	-5.75	-12	unplanned
21:09	short	30,091.75	30,103.50	-11.75	-24	unplanned

How the day played out

The day opened at 30,219, ranged 220 points (30,066 to 30,287), and closed at 30,091 (-128 from the open). The high printed at 11:05 and the low at 15:55 ET.

The small 74-point gap filled at 13:10: yesterday's close (30,144) acted as the magnet the base rates say it is.

The first hour was indecisive (body 0.20): a chop morning, where breakouts fail and the playbook wants patience over trades.

The system made 1 call: 1 won, 0 lost, +1.3R in total.

Call of the day: Setup A short at 11:10 off PDH (+1.3R). Worth replaying the chart around that bar.

You traded 3 round trips: -23.25 pts ($-46.50). 3 of them were outside the system (tagged unplanned): compare those with the calls above.

Levels at the close

Level	Price	Status
ONH	30,339.75	fresh
HOD	30,286.75	fresh
PDH	30,280.75	tested 11:05
IBH	30,265.75	broken (closed through)
OR15H	30,265.75	broken (closed through)
ON mid	30,253.00	reference
VWAP	30,181.64	reference
ONL	30,166.25	tested 09:35
OR15L	30,165.25	tested 10:05
IBL	30,156.50	tested 13:05
LOD	30,156.50	tested 13:05
Prior close	30,144.50	reference
PDL	30,025.00	fresh

Every alert

09:15 BRIEF

MNQ morning map, Mon Aug 17 (MNQ.U26)
PDH 30,280.75 | PDL 30,025 | prior close 30,144.50
ONH 30,339.75 | ONL 30,166.25 | ON mid 30,253
Pre-open 30,211.00: below ON mid -> ONL usually breaks first (~76%).
Gap +66 pts = 0.15 daily ATR (tiny gap, fills ~78% same day).
Daily ATR 431 | 5-min ATR 20
News: nothing high-impact on the calendar.
Rules: nothing before 9:45, max 3 alerts, flat by 11:30.

10:05 HEADSUP

HEADS-UP: Setup A forming at OR15L 30,165.25. The 10:05 bar poked 5 pts through and closed back inside. If the next bar closes above 30,187.25, it's a go (long). Stop would be ~30,155.50 (41 pts, $82). ATR 36.

10:10 SKIPPED

Setup A at OR15L 30,165.25 confirmed at 10:10 but SKIPPED: skip: stop 69 pts is over 1.5x ATR (54)

10:25 READ

10:30 read (MNQ.U26): first-hour body 0.20 (down) -> mode chop.
IB 30,156.50-30,265.75 (109 pts = 0.25 daily ATR; narrow, extension likely).
Price 30,197.00 below VWAP 30,206.17; 21 over 9; VWAP crosses in hour one: 4.
Chop: no Setup B; at most one Setup A at an outer level, or take the morning off.

11:05 HEADSUP

HEADS-UP: Setup A forming at PDH 30,280.75. The 11:05 bar poked 6 pts through and closed back inside. If the next bar closes below 30,271.88, it's a go (short). Stop would be ~30,291.75 (32 pts, $65). ATR 33.

11:10 CONFIRMED

SETUP A SHORT CONFIRMED at 11:10 ET, MNQ.U26.
PDH 30,280.75: 11:05 bar poked to 30,286.75 and closed back inside; 11:10 bar confirmed (close 30,257.50).
Entry ~30,257.50 | Stop 30,291.75 (34 pts, $68) | Target 30,213.22 (1.3R, $89)
ATR 32 | VWAP 30,213.22 | mode chop
Notes: poke 6 pts (0.18 ATR); fresh level; target = VWAP

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: 2 heads-up, 1 confirmed.
- Setup A short 11:10: open

11:40 INFO

Setup A short from 11:10: hit TARGET at 11:45 (+1.3R).

12:55 READ

13:00 afternoon read (MNQ.U26): price 30,183.50, below VWAP 30,216.51; first hour was down; morning mode chop.
Afternoon levels: day high 30,286.75 (+103) and day low 30,156.50 (-27).
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 22: stops 16-33 pts. Caps: 0/2 afternoon alerts. Flat by 15:55.

14:55 READ

15:00 power hour (MNQ.U26): price 30,122.00, day down from the 30,218.75 open, below VWAP 30,191.81.
Day high 30,286.75 / low 30,079. 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 SKIPPED

15:30 go-with-the-day (short) skipped: stop would be 36 pts, over 1.5x ATR.

15:55 DAYDONE

16:00, day over (MNQ.U26).
Today: 2 heads-up, 1 confirmed (1 morning, 0 afternoon).
- Setup A short 11:10: win (+1.3R)