Options Expiration Day study

09/17/2021 08:39 AM - By Matt Ratliff
Today is options expiration day, here is what has happened on this day in a similar environment. 

Day - Friday

Opening Gap Direction - N/A

Market Status - Options Expiration Day, limited range expansion

Instrument - ES, NQ, YM, RTY

Trading SetUp - Long

Market Trend - Weak Bull

Trade Type - Intraday Entry

Entry - 9:30 am ET (Market Open)

Exit - 4:15 pm ET (Market Close)



Note:  Most tests/studies here 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. The Daily IQ is typically an End of Day analysis without stops/targets.  You can use Discover to test/study other potential trades with numerous stop/target values.  You can make comments below.


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