Globex session · Thursday, September 17, 2026
Net +$939.20 on 6 trades, 6 wins and no losses. Second straight perfect session after the eight-for-eight on the 16th. Small, fast, clean: 18 minutes in the market for the whole night.
+$939.20
Net, after $55.80 in commissions
6–0
6 trades, every one a winner
+$156.53
Average win
18 min
In the market; average hold 3 min
The numbers
| Net / gross P&L | +$939.20 / +$995.00 (commissions −$55.80) |
| Trades / contracts | 6 / 18, across NQ and ES |
| Win rate | 100% (6W – 0L) |
| Avg win | +$156.53 |
| Largest / smallest win | +$253.80 (#1 NQ) / +$56.40 (#4 ES) |
| Time in market | 18 min; avg hold 3 min |
Two Apex accounts, copied, on every trade. All six were in the Globex session, 8:13 to 9:38 PM Eastern.
Where it came from
| Split | Trades | Net |
|---|---|---|
| NQ (2 longs, 2 shorts) | 4 | +$745.20 |
| ES (2 longs) | 2 | +$194.00 |
| Longs | 4 | +$641.60 |
| Shorts | 2 | +$297.60 |
| Hour (ET) | Trades | Net |
|---|---|---|
| 8 PM | 4 | +$641.60 |
| 9 PM | 2 | +$297.60 |
What the execution data shows
- NQ was the clean side. #1 took 81% of its move on 1.0 point of heat, #2 took 91% on 0.25, #5 took 82% on 3.75. Three scalps, none held over two minutes, none took meaningful drawdown.
- #6 NQ short was in and out in 17 seconds for 3.25 points. Too quick for the journal to record heat or capture on it.
- #4 ES was the outlier: 6 lots, held 10.5 minutes, 1.75 points of heat, and closed for 0.25 points, a 20% capture. The largest position of the night produced the smallest win.
- #3 ES took 0.75 of a 1.5-point move (50%) on 4 lots. Both ES trades were sized bigger than the NQ trades and captured less.
Takeaway
The NQ scalps were textbook: quick entries, tight heat, 80 to 90% capture. ES carried the size but not the edge; #4 in particular was 6 lots of exposure for $56. Keep the NQ process, and either size ES down or hold it to the same capture standard.
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