Gauranga's journal

+5.8R

+12.6R

Chickened out too much about strong Nasdaq directional moves before the session and at the open, so went pretty low on tick-based.

Setup: MACD 3S
LTF: 10 ticks
TF diff. 16X
RRR: 1:4 (some manual exits)
#Trades: 22




(Only HTF's in the screenshots. LTF and MTF missing)

+13.4

+3R

May 2026 Report:

The major update in the second half of the month was the shift to a 1:4 RRR and tighter stops, which appears to be the sweet spot for Nasdaq and my approach.

In this context, I returned to faster, tick-based timeframes, this time with a larger difference (16X) between them. This adjustment allowed for more trades, which, combined with the 1:4 RRR, resulted in quite impressive daily gains. I plan to continue with this setup to see if its sustainable.

Average duration of a trading session: 1–2 hours.

Rough benchmark (with 1% of total risk capital per trade):
Alpha = 94.9% − 4.84%* = 90%**

* S&P / broader market performance in May
** Excluding fees and commissions

Great R breakdowns. Curious to hear more about your multi-timeframe analysis process. I do M->W->D->65m personally. What is your process and what do you look for on the higher timeframes?

On a higher timeframe I look at the strength and direction of momentum within which I try to find positions on lower timeframes by waiting for the strength and direction of momentum there to align with the higher timeframe. I hope that answers your question.

+9R

+7R

Open: +1R

7 losses in a row, but I managed to recover, no crazy stunts, just sticking to the system and 1:4 RRR. I switched timeframes a couple of times. Interestingly, if I had strictly followed what the HTF MACD's were telling me, it would have been a completely different story. I’m not even sure how I got to the point where I stopped respecting that. I guess trading is a skill. It takes time. And mistakes. Lots of mistakes.

Trades 01-05:


Trades 06-10:


Close: +6R

Trades 11-19:

which platform/propfirm/broker you are using for trade .
great trading. Appriciate

Thanks
Apex, NinjaTrader

+10.1R

Open: +6.7R

01-05

06-09

10-13

14-18


Close: +3.4R

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