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Trading System Signals on 10-30-2025 Equity Peaks and Drawdowns

Today was one of those days where the stock indexes threw a tantrum on the way down, generating wild chop for longs and shorts. The quick 20 minute, 250+ point bounce in the Nasdaq 100 that started at 8:41 am CST had a way of affecting our rhythm for the day. The VIX remained low but the wild back and forth was pretty extreme.


The Two System Portfolio NQ hit an equity peak yesterday and had two losses today, aggressively generating bounces for long trades followed by stop running and more bounces.


The Silver Portfolio 16 hit equity peaks today after hitting a -10.3K drawdown on Tuesday. The biggest gains were in the Silver Breakout. This is a long-short swing trade algorithm.


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Hypothetical Trading System Portfolio Signals and Results:

Two System Portfolio NQ = -$5,445

50K Portfolio = -$52.50 on Micros, or -$1,482 when mapping Minis to Micros

Stock Index Portfolio 18 = -$5,500

Stock Index Portfolio 37 = -$10,525

Diversified Portfolio 57 = -$6,965

Silver Portfolio = +$6,225


Bonds have started to sell off again with interest rates creeping higher, after the Feds rate cut yesterday. The Bond market is concerned about inflation. The market internals for the broader market remain weak. A few tech and AI companies are generating all the gains for the broader indexes.

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