MNQ day review

Wednesday, Sep 09, 2026 · MNQ.U26 +0 pts open 29,456.50 · close 29,457.00 ← all days today →

The whole day

29,31529,39329,47129,54929,62729,70409:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:009:30 openPDH 29,687ONH 29,634IBH/HOD 29,594Prior close 29,544OR15H 29,506PDL/OR15L/IBL 29,420LOD 29,358ONL 29,332

Calls and outcomes

TimeSetupEntryStopTargetOutcome
15:25D short (paper) · B r8
15:30 go-with-the-day
29,452.0029,476.2529,391.38flat (-0.2R)

Your trades

EntrySideInOutPts$Tag
15:31short29,450.5029,445.00+5.50+11Setup D 15:30 go-with-the-day (15:25) B r8
15:44short29,446.5029,451.00-4.50-9Setup D 15:30 go-with-the-day (15:25) B r8

How the day played out

The day opened at 29,456, ranged 236 points (29,358 to 29,594), and closed at 29,457 (+0 from the open). The high printed at 10:05 and the low at 11:20 ET.

The small 88-point gap filled at 09:55: yesterday's close (29,544) acted as the magnet the base rates say it is.

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

The system sent 1 call (B): 0 won, 0 lost, 1 other, -0.2R in total (paper).

You traded 2 round trips: +1.00 pts ($+2.00). All of them matched system calls.

Levels at the close

LevelPriceStatus
PDH29,686.75fresh
ONH29,634.00fresh
IBH29,594.00fresh
HOD29,594.00fresh
Prior close29,544.50reference
OR15H29,506.50broken (closed through)
ON mid29,483.25reference
VWAP29,472.64reference
PDL29,424.50broken (closed through)
OR15L29,417.00broken (closed through)
IBL29,417.00broken (closed through)
LOD29,358.25fresh
ONL29,332.50fresh

Every alert

07:25 UPDATE
Early morning update (MNQ.U26), 07:25 ET bar: 29,418.00. Phase: pre-market.

In plain English: Overnight the market moved down about 126 points from yesterday's 29,544 close, a middling gap. We are below the middle of the overnight range, which usually means the overnight low (29,365) gets tested before the other end. Nothing to do yet. The job before 9:45 is to let the open sort itself out and see which levels get hit. Either way it is one trade, one micro, with a stop of roughly 21 to 41 points ($41 to $82), a target about one and a half times that, sent as a bracket so it runs without you.

Levels: PDH 29,686.75 (+269) | ONH 29,634.00 (+216) | Prior close 29,544.50 (+126) | ON mid 29,499.50 (+82) | PDL 29,424.50 (+6) | ONL 29,365.00 (-53)
5m ATR 27 | daily ATR 378 | 9/21 EMA 29,410/29,426
Watch:
- Price is below the ON mid (29,499.50): ONL usually breaks first (~76%); ONH is reached first only ~23%.
- Gap -126 pts (0.33 daily ATR): mixed odds of a fill (~25-40%).
- 9:30-9:45: watch only. A third of overnight-level breaks happen in the first 5 minutes; most whipsaws live here.
- Stop sizing right now: 0.75x ATR = 21 pts ($41/micro), 1.5x cap = 41 pts.
Full page: https://peltonsites.com/mnq/
08:25 UPDATE
Pre-open update (MNQ.U26), 08:25 ET bar: 29,351.50. Phase: pre-market.

In plain English: Overnight the market moved down about 193 points from yesterday's 29,544 close, a middling gap. We are below the middle of the overnight range, which usually means the overnight low (29,332) gets tested before the other end. Nothing to do yet. The job before 9:45 is to let the open sort itself out and see which levels get hit. Either way it is one trade, one micro, with a stop of roughly 21 to 41 points ($41 to $82), a target about one and a half times that, sent as a bracket so it runs without you.

Levels: PDH 29,686.75 (+335) | ONH 29,634.00 (+282) | Prior close 29,544.50 (+193) | ON mid 29,483.25 (+132) | PDL 29,424.50 (+73) | ONL 29,332.50 (-19)
5m ATR 27 | daily ATR 378 | 9/21 EMA 29,367/29,389
Watch:
- Price is below the ON mid (29,483.25): ONL usually breaks first (~76%); ONH is reached first only ~23%.
- Gap -193 pts (0.51 daily ATR): mixed odds of a fill (~25-40%).
- 9:30-9:45: watch only. A third of overnight-level breaks happen in the first 5 minutes; most whipsaws live here.
- Stop sizing right now: 0.75x ATR = 21 pts ($41/micro), 1.5x cap = 41 pts.
Full page: https://peltonsites.com/mnq/
09:10 BRIEF
MNQ morning map, Wed Sep 09 (MNQ.U26)
PDH 29,686.75 | PDL 29,424.50 | prior close 29,544.50
ONH 29,634 | ONL 29,332.50 | ON mid 29,483.25
Pre-open 29,402.50: below ON mid -> ONL usually breaks first (~76%).
Gap -142 pts = 0.38 daily ATR (mid-size gap, ~25-40% fill).
Daily ATR 378 | 5-min ATR 23
News: nothing high-impact on the calendar.
Rules: nothing before 9:45, max 3 alerts, flat by 11:30.
09:40 UPDATE
Window open, first 15 minutes done (MNQ.U26), 09:40 ET bar: 29,479.00. Phase: open, watch only (9:30-9:45).

In plain English: Overnight the market moved down about 88 points from yesterday's 29,544 close, a small gap. Gaps that size usually get filled, so 29,544 is a magnet today. We are below the middle of the overnight range, which usually means the overnight low (29,332) gets tested before the other end. Price is above today's average price (29,474), so the buyers have the upper hand so far. Nothing to do yet. The job before 9:45 is to let the open sort itself out and see which levels get hit. Either way it is one trade, one micro, with a stop of roughly 22 to 44 points ($44 to $87), a target about one and a half times that, sent as a bracket so it runs without you.

Levels: PDH 29,686.75 (+208) | ONH 29,634.00 (+155) | Prior close 29,544.50 (+66) | ON mid 29,483.25 (+4) | VWAP 29,474.13 (-5) | PDL 29,424.50 (-54) | ONL 29,332.50 (-146)
5m ATR 29 | daily ATR 378 | 9/21 EMA 29,445/29,421
Watch:
- Price is below the ON mid (29,483.25): ONL usually breaks first (~76%); ONH is reached first only ~23%.
- Gap -88 pts is tiny (0.23 daily ATR): the prior close 29,544.50 is a magnet (fills ~78%); expect the overnight range to get swept.
- ONH 29,634.00 (+155 pts) is fresh: a poke of less than ~15 pts that closes back inside = Setup A short; a body close through it on heavy volume = a break, do not fade.
- PDH 29,686.75 (+208 pts) is fresh: a poke of less than ~15 pts that closes back inside = Setup A short; a body close through it on heavy volume = a break, do not fade.
- ONL 29,332.50 (-146 pts) is fresh: a poke of less than ~15 pts that closes back inside = Setup A long; a body close through it on heavy volume = a break, do not fade.
- Stop sizing right now: 0.75x ATR = 22 pts ($44/micro), 1.5x cap = 44 pts.
Full page: https://peltonsites.com/mnq/
10:25 READ
10:30 read (MNQ.U26): first-hour body 0.44 (up) -> mode rotation.
IB 29,417.00-29,594.00 (177 pts = 0.47 daily ATR; narrow, extension likely).
Price 29,535.00 above VWAP 29,509.19; 9 over 21; VWAP crosses in hour one: 2.
Rotation: Setup A at fresh outer levels; Setup B only on a clean IB break.
11:25 DONE
11:30, morning window over (MNQ.U26). Lunch until 13:00: only PDH/PDL/ONH/ONL fades qualify and they arrive graded B with the thin tape priced in. A 12:00 read will say whether lunch is dead. Afternoon opens 13:00 with the day's high/low as its levels.
This morning: 0 heads-up, 0 graded calls sent, 0 watch-only (C) on the page.
Your trades today: no trades.
Auto-flatten: no position to flatten
11:55 READ
12:00 midday read (MNQ.U26): price 29,447.25, morning mode rotation. Still alive. The last 30 min ranged 95 pts; outer levels in reach: none close yet. Only PDH/PDL/ONH/ONL fades count over lunch, and they arrive graded B with +2 risk for the thin tape.
12:55 READ
13:00 afternoon read (MNQ.U26): price 29,458.50, below VWAP 29,477.45; first hour was up; morning mode rotation.
Afternoon levels: day high 29,594 (+136) and day low 29,358.25 (-100).
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 33: stops 25-50 pts. Caps: 0/3 afternoon alerts. Flat by 15:55.
14:55 READ
15:00 power hour (MNQ.U26): price 29,447.25, day down from the 29,456.50 open, below VWAP 29,474.59.
Day high 29,594 / low 29,358.25. 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 B · risk 8
🟡 B · risk 8/10 · SHORT MNQ · close-into-the-bell
In 29,452
Stop 29,476.25  (-$48)
Target 29,391.38  (+$121, 2.5R)
Why: the day has been down since the open, so this rides it into the 4pm close.
Out: a 5-min close back against the 3:00-3:30 range, or 3:55, whichever comes first.
Size: 1 MNQ or pass · Day: range-bound
(afternoon paper call - no Approve button)
15:31 TRADE
Filled: now short 1 from 29,450.50.
15:43 TRADE
Trade closed: short 1 MNQ.U26 29,450.50 -> 29,445.00 = +5.50 pts ($+11.00), held 12 min, Setup D 15:30 go-with-the-day (15:25) B r8. Today: 1 trade, 1 win, +5.50 pts ($+11.00).
15:44 TRADE
Filled: now short 1 from 29,446.50.
15:49 TRADE
Trade closed: short 1 MNQ.U26 29,446.50 -> 29,451.00 = -4.50 pts ($-9.00), held 5 min, Setup D 15:30 go-with-the-day (15:25) B r8. Today: 2 trades, 1 win, +1.00 pts ($+2.00).
15:50 FLATTEN
15:55: flat by the close. Anything still open from today's plans should be closed now; nothing is held overnight.
Auto-flatten: no position to flatten