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Trading System Signals on 07/18/2025

I don't think the liquidity and volume have quite made it back from the July 4th holiday. The last two weeks, the intra-day price action is "listless" and narrow while the monthly range remains at pre-pandemic levels, even though the index prices have risen to much higher levels than in 2019. The VIX closed at 16.45. The net gain for the week was only on Thursday's trade. The rest of the week was very "narrow" and sideways".


For the past year, the most favorable price action for the strategies in the Stock Index Portfolio 18 was from the 21st calendar date through the second trading day of the following month. Monday is the 21st and we are looking forward to the potential favorable pattern in the second half of each month. We discuss this in the Trade Setup for Monday. This is a multi-strategy portfolio trading 18 Nasdaq strategies.


The hypothetical results per E-mini are:

Stock Index Portfolio 18 = -$1,945

Two System Portfolio NQ = -$450


We build portfolios with strategies that are in a run up as well as strategies that are in a drawdown. VSD Trender is a top performer in the Stock Index Portfolio 18 making recent equity peaks. About 2/3rds of the gains are on the short side. This is an example of just one of the eighteen trading systems.


VSD Trender

Hypothetical Performance Summary

$25 Round Turn Slippage and Commission

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