The last couple of years, we have seen a strong news cycle that can drive price action. The election cycle, tariffs, and geopolitical news have driven the market moves in both directions. Which strategy can trade this type of market environment?
NQ Open Range 2026 is a strategy that had some good signals during the election cycle, tariffs, and since February of 2026 during geopolitical news. This strategy does not read the news feed to determine the direction but infers from the data, the best trade to take for the day or to stay flat.
It only takes one trade per day and uses a 50 point stop loss in the E-mini (or Micro) Nasdaq futures.
We can add this one strategy to the Two System Portfolio for the latest Three System Portfolio while keeping historical max drawdown at the same level.
In this video, we also discuss the 25 System Portfolio NQ equity peaks this week on Monday-Wednesday, followed by a drawdown on Thursday and Friday that gives us a drawdown entry alert.