Trading System Signals on 03-20-2026

Several of our portfolios delivered two nice days in a row on Thursday's and Friday's trade. On Wednesday we discussed the drawdown entry alerts as well as the end of the week and second half of the month effect.

Short selling trend day trade strategies in the Nasdaq were the top performers.

Recently, we added the Seven System Portfolio NQ for days like today. The top two shorts in the Seven System Portfolio were Cobra III 2022 1m and NQ Pulse.

Hypothetical Trading System Signals on 03-20-2026

27 System Portfolio NQ = +$8,520

Diversified Portfolio 57 (NQ Only) = +$9,795

Seven System Portfolio NQ = +$7,560

Stock Index Portfolio 37 = +$17,750

Stock Index Portfolio 18 = +$13,850

Two System Portfolio NQ = -$1,265

Silver Portfolio = -$8,450

50K Portfolio (Micros) = +$123 (without Gold and Silver)

We didn't mention the gains of Liberation NQ on Thursday and you might imagine it would have been hit pretty hard yesterday with the afternoon sell off, since it trades afternoon chop. It had some really nice range bound trades before it took a loss in Friday's trade and held up well considering the steep selling. On Thursday it was up +$2,185 on two trades (hypothetical), while on Friday's trade it was down -$1,075 on 6 trades (hypothetical).

The stock indexes traded to the lows of the year and the daily chart looks like a rounded top gaining momentum lower. We know there is still the bullish liquidity the has the tendency to defy gravity and push the market higher at any time. The VIX traded above 29 but then dropped quickly to the 26 handle at the end of the day while the stock indexes attempted a bounce as well. Gold and Silver had one of their biggest percentage losses while Crude Oil is above $98.

The biggest story is probably interest rates. With FOMC this week and a mention of a rate hike based on recent inflation data, the market is pricing in the odds that there is a greater chance of a Fed rate hike at the next meeting than a rate cut. The 30 Year Bond closed just below 5% at 4.96%, highest yield of the year and highest since September. The 30 Year Bond quotes don't show up in the Tradestation platform but Yahoo finance can be a pretty good tool.