First Trading Day of the Month test

11/02/2020 08:48 AM - By Matt Ratliff
The market is pushing higher ahead of the open on the first trading day of the month, here is how that has performed historically. 

Day - Monday

Opening Gap Direction - Up

Market Status - PreOpening price above Fridays close

Instrument - ES, RTY, NQ, YM

Trading SetUp - Intraday Open

Market Trend - Weak Bull

Trade Type - Long

Entry - 9:30 am ET (Market Open)

Exit - 4:15 pm ET (Market Close)



Note:  Most tests/studies are done going long using Future Indices.  This is done for several reasons; so you can easily compare different studies/tests, and because of the high correlation of these Indices to other instruments.  Make your comments and ask your questions below. 


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