Inaugural month. Fed signals patience on rate cuts. Year-end liquidity thinning created clean fade setups on NQ into session closes.
January 2026+$12,239
23 DAYS
Strong month. New administration policy uncertainty drove elevated vol. Consistent MNQ fades at session extremes. Crude oil positioning added to edge.
February 2026+$10,947
22 DAYS
Platform transition from TradingView to IBKR. Hit $50K on TV by Feb 4. Scaled down size during migration, rebuilt rhythm on new execution layer.
March 2026+$5,675
19 DAYS
Trade policy tensions building. Tariff rhetoric accelerated risk-off flows. Tighter discipline on hold times — avoided overnight exposure that cost edge in prior months.
April 2026-$3,254
20 DAYS
Drawdown month. Hold-time discipline broke down mid-month on CL, NQ, and YM. Multi-day positions accumulated against me. Lessons logged on risk sizing and conviction-driven adds.
May 2026+$16,243
13 DAYS (THRU 5/22)
Strongest recovery to date. Returned to single-instrument focus on MNQ during the prime morning window. Reset playbook on hold times. Win rate sharp through the month.
Instrument
Trades
Win Rate
Net P&L
MNQ
180
89%
+$49,170
MCL
28
86%
+$14,982
MGC
38
92%
+$9,383
MES
3
100%
+$590
NQ
15
87%
-$1,806
YM
5
60%
-$5,066
CL
18
78%
-$12,828
Signal
May 24, 2026
Strongest Recovery to Date as MNQ Returns to Single-Instrument Focus
May posting the largest monthly P&L of the year at +$16,243 across 13 trading days. Discipline tightening after the April drawdown — returning to single-instrument focus on MNQ during the prime morning window. Equity vol compressing into Memorial Day. Capital preservation over conviction for now.