Automated Quant Journal
Nasdaq futures / NQ-only desk review
Week: Jul 20–Jul 24, 2026 ET
Performance terminal

📊 Weekly NQ Trade Desk Self-Grade

NQ-only scalp audit for Jul 20–Jul 24, 2026 ET. Score reflects 5m/15m/30m/60m horizon outcomes; raw GEX/options-positioning details remain internal.

Journal coverage: 435 reports seen lifetime; 37 unique weekly NQ reports evaluated; 144 graded horizon outcomes; 4 pending windows excluded.

Setups graded
37
Unique weekly NQ reports; 144 graded horizons
A/B outcome rate
27.1%
39 of 144 graded outcomes
Target-hit rate
36.1%
Directional target level reached before horizon close
Invalidation / stop-hit
5.6%
Opposing level touched across graded horizons
Directional accuracy
47.2%
Move direction aligned with call bias proxy
Avg MFE
59.3 pts
Average favorable excursion where available
Avg MAE
43.3 pts
Average adverse excursion where available
Avg R multiple
Missing
Risk unit / trade sizing not present in journal

Horizon Performance

Directional accuracy, target hits, invalidations, and excursions by forecast horizon. Labels include status text and do not rely on color alone.
HorizonGradedDirectional AccuracyTarget HitInvalidation HitAvg MFEAvg MAEAssessment
5m3345.5%36.4%6.1%31.4 pts22.5 ptsWeak edge
15m3754.1%35.1%5.4%49.1 pts34.4 ptsWeak edge
30m3743.2%35.1%5.4%69.1 pts48.0 ptsWeak edge
60m3745.9%37.8%5.4%84.7 pts66.1 ptsWeak edge

Experimental Strategy Agents

Separately graded strategy modules. Keep, upgrade, or delete agents based on directional rate, score, and excursion balance after enough samples.
Strategy AgentOutcomesDirectionalAvg ScoreAvg MFEAvg MAE
ict_smc_sweep_reject1883.3%91.797.6 pts-0.7 pts
sdtv_manipulation_leg13564.4%80.766.9 pts44.9 pts
session_key_levels17762.1%80.145.9 pts42.8 pts
candle_range_theory19561.5%79.663.7 pts22.5 pts
ten_am_open_levels9960.6%79.440.9 pts22.7 pts
ict_smc_sweep_reclaim837.5%65.028.6 pts83.2 pts
ote_retracement130.0%50.0-53.6 pts104.5 pts

Setup Types

Best and worst setup buckets from available fields.
TypeOutcomesTarget HitAvg Score
Bear/Neutral / balanced14436.1%68.5

No-Trade Condition Quality

No explicit no-trade field exists in the journal. Proxy assessment uses weak directional/target evidence and elevated invalidation risk. Quality: Needs improvement.

Missing: formal no-trade labels, confidence score, stop distance, and R-multiple fields.

Data Completeness

Available: grade, trend proxy, stretched flag, support/resistance hits, MFE/MAE, horizon moves, and forward strategy-agent tags. Missing: execution fills, slippage, and true tick/100t bars. Pending windows this week: 4.

What Worked

  • Automated journal and grading pipeline produced a usable weekly audit without exposing raw positioning internals.
  • Best available setup bucket: Bear/Neutral / balanced with 36.1% target-hit rate.
  • Longer horizon rows highlight whether calls matured beyond first-noise reactions.

What Failed

  • Formal R-multiple, stop-distance, and execution/slippage fields are still missing from the journal.
  • Worst available setup bucket: Bear/Neutral / balanced with 36.1% target-hit rate.
  • Repeated pending rows in the raw grade log require deduplication during dashboard aggregation.

Adjustments for Next Week

  • Log explicit setup type, confidence, stop distance, target distance, and R multiple for every report.
  • Penalize or suppress setup buckets whose target-hit rate falls below 40% over the rolling week.
  • Keep raw GEX/options details internal, but add a simple confluence tag for post-trade scoring.
  • Weight 5m/15m/30m evidence highest; treat 60m as context rather than the default hold window.