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Stock Index Portfolio 18: New Equity Peaks & Our Favorite Setup into 2026


The Stock Index Portfolio 18 has been one of our top-performing portfolios this year.

It navigated one of the biggest historical VIX crush environments from April through September, a period that challenged many intraday strategies. Since October 1, it has surged back to the front of the pack—printing new equity peaks as of November 6, 2025.


In this video, we walk through:

  • Why Stock Index Portfolio 18 remains one of our favorite core setups as we finish 2025 and head into 2026

  • How the portfolio handled the volatility crush and resumed strength into new highs

  • The structure of the portfolio: 18 intraday algorithms trading both long and short in the E-mini Nasdaq

  • How this portfolio serves as a core engine inside:

    • Stock Index Portfolio 37 (adds E-mini S&P strategies)

    • Diversified 57 (adds Gold, Silver, Crude Oil, and Bitcoin)

  • Platform flexibility:

    • TradeStation

    • MultiCharts (with TradeStation data)

    • NinjaTrader 8 (via TradeStation signals)

    • Professional auto-trade options through a systems broker

  • Why we prefer a portfolio of strategies over a single system, especially given that any one strategy can experience 1–2 years of sideways or drawdown behavior


If you’re looking for a rules-based, systematic approach to trading the E-mini Nasdaq with institutional-style portfolio construction, this video will show you how we use Stock Index Portfolio 18 as a cornerstone.


📊 Resources & Next Steps

  • Learn more about our portfolios and strategies on our website.

  • Watch our other videos on drawdown entry alerts, equity peaks, and portfolio design.

  • Subscribe to the channel to follow live updates, research, and strategy breakdowns.


⚠️ Risk Disclosure

Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Nothing in this video is investment advice or a solicitation to invest; it is for educational and informational purposes only.


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