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Turnaround Tuesday backtest on NQ and ES futures
Turnaround Tuesday
Also called: Turnaround Tuesday strategy, Monday down Tuesday up, day of the week strategy
What happens if you buy NQ every time Monday closes down (buying Monday's close and selling Tuesday's close)?
What it is
Turnaround Tuesday is a calendar pattern: if Monday closes down, this strategy buys Monday's close. It sells at Tuesday's close.
What it did
On NQ futures from 2024-10-08 to 2026-10-07, the Turnaround Tuesday strategy took 37 trades on the daily chart, won 43.2% of them and finished 820.25 points ($16,405 on one NQ contract), before commission and slippage. On ES futures from 2024-08-28 to 2026-08-27, the Turnaround Tuesday strategy took 33 trades on the daily chart, won 45.5% of them and finished 249.25 points ($12,463 on one ES contract), before commission and slippage. This strategy was tested on the daily chart only; every trade is listed on this page.
How it was tested
CE Market Solutions tested the Turnaround Tuesday strategy on NQ (2024-10-08 to 2026-10-07) and ES (2024-08-28 to 2026-08-27) futures, before commission and slippage, with each signal filled at the next bar's open, intraday positions flat at 15:59 ET and textbook default indicator settings; every trade is listed on this page.
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Tested by CE Market Solutions on 2026-10-26. Every trade is listed below. Gross, no commission or slippage. Last 2 years.
Results
Rule as tested: If Monday closes down, buy Monday's close. Exit: Sell Tuesday's close.
| Timeframe | NQ · 2024-10-08 to 2026-10-07 | ES · 2024-08-28 to 2026-08-27 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trades | Win % | Avg pts | Profit factor | Net pts | Net $ (1 NQ) | Max DD pts | Trades | Win % | Avg pts | Profit factor | Net pts | Net $ (1 ES) | Max DD pts | |
| Daily | 37 | 43.2% | 22.17 | 1.248 | 820.25 | $16,405 | 943.00 | 33 | 45.5% | 7.55 | 1.382 | 249.25 | $12,463 | 197.50 |
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ES daily: the equity line
Long and short
| Side | Trades | Net pts |
|---|---|---|
| Long | 33 | 249.25 |
| Short | 0 | — |
By month
| Month | Trades | Net pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 2 | 33.25 |
| 2024-11 | 1 | 68.00 |
| 2024-12 | 2 | −18.25 |
| 2025-01 | 1 | 31.25 |
| 2025-02 | 2 | −50.75 |
| 2025-03 | 2 | −84.00 |
| 2025-04 | 2 | 233.75 |
| 2025-05 | 1 | −57.75 |
| 2025-07 | 2 | −10.75 |
| 2025-08 | 3 | 63.00 |
| 2025-11 | 1 | −65.75 |
| 2025-12 | 4 | −48.25 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | −74.50 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 42.00 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 176.75 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | −25.75 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 71.75 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | −92.00 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 93.75 |
| 2026-08 | 2 | −36.50 |
Every trade, ES daily33 trades
Daily results show the table and the equity line; there is no chart viewer for them yet.
All trades (33), newest first
Times are New York time; points are gross.
| Session date | Side | Entry (ET) | Entry price | Exit (ET) | Exit price | Exit reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | long | 2026-08-24 18:00 | 7676.00 | 2026-08-25 18:00 | 7691.50 | tuesday close | 15.50 |
| 2026-08-18 | long | 2026-08-17 18:00 | 7766.00 | 2026-08-18 18:00 | 7714.00 | tuesday close | −52.00 |
| 2026-07-21 | long | 2026-07-20 18:00 | 7484.00 | 2026-07-21 18:00 | 7545.00 | tuesday close | 61.00 |
| 2026-07-14 | long | 2026-07-13 18:00 | 7557.00 | 2026-07-14 18:00 | 7589.75 | tuesday close | 32.75 |
| 2026-06-23 | long | 2026-06-22 18:00 | 7541.25 | 2026-06-23 18:00 | 7449.25 | tuesday close | −92.00 |
| 2026-05-05 | long | 2026-05-04 18:00 | 7228.75 | 2026-05-05 18:00 | 7300.50 | tuesday close | 71.75 |
| 2026-04-21 | long | 2026-04-20 18:00 | 7150.75 | 2026-04-21 18:00 | 7125.00 | tuesday close | −25.75 |
| 2026-03-31 | long | 2026-03-30 18:00 | 6385.25 | 2026-03-31 18:00 | 6562.00 | tuesday close | 176.75 |
| 2026-02-24 | long | 2026-02-23 18:00 | 6858.25 | 2026-02-24 18:00 | 6900.25 | tuesday close | 42.00 |
| 2026-01-20 | long | 2026-01-19 18:00 | 6913.50 | 2026-01-20 18:00 | 6839.00 | tuesday close | −74.50 |
| 2025-12-30 | long | 2025-12-29 18:00 | 6956.50 | 2025-12-30 18:00 | 6945.50 | tuesday close | −11.00 |
| 2025-12-16 | long | 2025-12-15 18:00 | 6882.75 | 2025-12-16 18:00 | 6849.25 | tuesday close | −33.50 |
| 2025-12-09 | long | 2025-12-08 18:00 | 6865.00 | 2025-12-09 18:00 | 6847.25 | tuesday close | −17.75 |
| 2025-12-02 | long | 2025-12-01 18:00 | 6829.00 | 2025-12-02 18:00 | 6843.00 | tuesday close | 14.00 |
| 2025-11-18 | long | 2025-11-17 18:00 | 6696.50 | 2025-11-18 18:00 | 6630.75 | tuesday close | −65.75 |
| 2025-08-26 | long | 2025-08-25 18:00 | 6460.25 | 2025-08-26 18:00 | 6486.75 | tuesday close | 26.50 |
| 2025-08-19 | long | 2025-08-18 18:00 | 6468.50 | 2025-08-19 18:00 | 6433.00 | tuesday close | −35.50 |
| 2025-08-12 | long | 2025-08-11 18:00 | 6396.00 | 2025-08-12 18:00 | 6468.00 | tuesday close | 72.00 |
| 2025-07-29 | long | 2025-07-28 18:00 | 6424.25 | 2025-07-29 18:00 | 6404.00 | tuesday close | −20.25 |
| 2025-07-08 | long | 2025-07-07 18:00 | 6262.50 | 2025-07-08 18:00 | 6272.00 | tuesday close | 9.50 |
| 2025-05-06 | long | 2025-05-05 18:00 | 5666.25 | 2025-05-06 18:00 | 5608.50 | tuesday close | −57.75 |
| 2025-04-29 | long | 2025-04-28 18:00 | 5543.00 | 2025-04-29 18:00 | 5579.50 | tuesday close | 36.50 |
| 2025-04-22 | long | 2025-04-21 18:00 | 5182.50 | 2025-04-22 18:00 | 5379.75 | tuesday close | 197.25 |
| 2025-03-11 | long | 2025-03-10 18:00 | 5622.00 | 2025-03-11 18:00 | 5580.00 | tuesday close | −42.00 |
| 2025-03-04 | long | 2025-03-03 18:00 | 5874.00 | 2025-03-04 18:00 | 5832.00 | tuesday close | −42.00 |
| 2025-02-25 | long | 2025-02-24 18:00 | 6006.50 | 2025-02-25 18:00 | 5982.00 | tuesday close | −24.50 |
| 2025-02-04 | long | 2025-02-03 18:00 | 6069.00 | 2025-02-04 18:00 | 6042.75 | tuesday close | −26.25 |
| 2025-01-28 | long | 2025-01-27 18:00 | 6059.50 | 2025-01-28 18:00 | 6090.75 | tuesday close | 31.25 |
| 2024-12-31 | long | 2024-12-30 18:00 | 5955.00 | 2025-01-01 18:00 | 5949.25 | tuesday close | −5.75 |
| 2024-12-10 | long | 2024-12-09 18:00 | 6065.25 | 2024-12-10 18:00 | 6052.75 | tuesday close | −12.50 |
| 2024-11-05 | long | 2024-11-04 18:00 | 5752.25 | 2024-11-05 18:00 | 5820.25 | tuesday close | 68.00 |
| 2024-10-22 | long | 2024-10-21 18:00 | 5900.75 | 2024-10-22 18:00 | 5887.25 | tuesday close | −13.50 |
| 2024-10-08 | long | 2024-10-07 18:00 | 5752.50 | 2024-10-08 18:00 | 5799.25 | tuesday close | 46.75 |
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The other trades quoted above
Every trade, NQ daily37 trades
Newest first. Times are New York time; points are gross.
| Session date | Side | Entry (ET) | Entry price | Exit (ET) | Exit price | Exit reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | long | 2026-09-28 18:00 | 30560.50 | 2026-09-29 18:00 | 30657.25 | tuesday close | 96.75 |
| 2026-09-15 | long | 2026-09-14 18:00 | 29488.50 | 2026-09-15 18:00 | 29263.75 | tuesday close | −224.75 |
| 2026-08-25 | long | 2026-08-24 18:00 | 29140.50 | 2026-08-25 18:00 | 29288.00 | tuesday close | 147.50 |
| 2026-08-18 | long | 2026-08-17 18:00 | 30077.00 | 2026-08-18 18:00 | 29566.50 | tuesday close | −510.50 |
| 2026-08-11 | long | 2026-08-10 18:00 | 29764.50 | 2026-08-11 18:00 | 29657.75 | tuesday close | −106.75 |
| 2026-07-28 | long | 2026-07-27 18:00 | 28210.50 | 2026-07-28 18:00 | 27962.00 | tuesday close | −248.50 |
| 2026-07-14 | long | 2026-07-13 18:00 | 29446.00 | 2026-07-14 18:00 | 29805.00 | tuesday close | 359.00 |
| 2026-05-19 | long | 2026-05-18 18:00 | 29100.00 | 2026-05-19 18:00 | 28929.75 | tuesday close | −170.25 |
| 2026-05-05 | long | 2026-05-04 18:00 | 27760.00 | 2026-05-05 18:00 | 28250.00 | tuesday close | 490.00 |
| 2026-04-28 | long | 2026-04-27 18:00 | 27423.00 | 2026-04-28 18:00 | 27197.25 | tuesday close | −225.75 |
| 2026-04-21 | long | 2026-04-20 18:00 | 26776.75 | 2026-04-21 18:00 | 26729.50 | tuesday close | −47.25 |
| 2026-03-31 | long | 2026-03-30 18:00 | 23119.50 | 2026-03-31 18:00 | 23889.00 | tuesday close | 769.50 |
| 2026-02-24 | long | 2026-02-23 18:00 | 24788.00 | 2026-02-24 18:00 | 25016.25 | tuesday close | 228.25 |
| 2026-02-17 | long | 2026-02-16 18:00 | 24746.25 | 2026-02-17 18:00 | 24773.75 | tuesday close | 27.50 |
| 2026-01-20 | long | 2026-01-19 18:00 | 25394.75 | 2026-01-20 18:00 | 25149.50 | tuesday close | −245.25 |
| 2025-12-30 | long | 2025-12-29 18:00 | 25740.00 | 2025-12-30 18:00 | 25683.25 | tuesday close | −56.75 |
| 2025-12-16 | long | 2025-12-15 18:00 | 25345.75 | 2025-12-16 18:00 | 25332.00 | tuesday close | −13.75 |
| 2025-12-09 | long | 2025-12-08 18:00 | 25713.00 | 2025-12-09 18:00 | 25680.00 | tuesday close | −33.00 |
| 2025-12-02 | long | 2025-12-01 18:00 | 25411.50 | 2025-12-02 18:00 | 25611.00 | tuesday close | 199.50 |
| 2025-11-18 | long | 2025-11-17 18:00 | 24905.50 | 2025-11-18 18:00 | 24551.00 | tuesday close | −354.50 |
| 2025-08-26 | long | 2025-08-25 18:00 | 23505.75 | 2025-08-26 18:00 | 23604.00 | tuesday close | 98.25 |
| 2025-08-19 | long | 2025-08-18 18:00 | 23800.75 | 2025-08-19 18:00 | 23461.00 | tuesday close | −339.75 |
| 2025-08-12 | long | 2025-08-11 18:00 | 23635.00 | 2025-08-12 18:00 | 23945.00 | tuesday close | 310.00 |
| 2025-07-08 | long | 2025-07-07 18:00 | 22837.75 | 2025-07-08 18:00 | 22906.50 | tuesday close | 68.75 |
| 2025-05-06 | long | 2025-05-05 18:00 | 20014.25 | 2025-05-06 18:00 | 19809.00 | tuesday close | −205.25 |
| 2025-04-29 | long | 2025-04-28 18:00 | 19478.25 | 2025-04-29 18:00 | 19599.75 | tuesday close | 121.50 |
| 2025-04-22 | long | 2025-04-21 18:00 | 17914.00 | 2025-04-22 18:00 | 18646.00 | tuesday close | 732.00 |
| 2025-03-11 | long | 2025-03-10 18:00 | 19440.00 | 2025-03-11 18:00 | 19412.75 | tuesday close | −27.25 |
| 2025-03-04 | long | 2025-03-03 18:00 | 20527.00 | 2025-03-04 18:00 | 20555.00 | tuesday close | 28.00 |
| 2025-02-25 | long | 2025-02-24 18:00 | 21442.50 | 2025-02-25 18:00 | 21230.50 | tuesday close | −212.00 |
| 2025-02-04 | long | 2025-02-03 18:00 | 21592.00 | 2025-02-04 18:00 | 21562.00 | tuesday close | −30.00 |
| 2025-01-28 | long | 2025-01-27 18:00 | 21343.25 | 2025-01-28 18:00 | 21559.00 | tuesday close | 215.75 |
| 2025-01-14 | long | 2025-01-13 18:00 | 21020.00 | 2025-01-14 18:00 | 20977.00 | tuesday close | −43.00 |
| 2024-12-31 | long | 2024-12-30 18:00 | 21390.25 | 2025-01-01 18:00 | 21269.00 | tuesday close | −121.25 |
| 2024-12-10 | long | 2024-12-09 18:00 | 21479.25 | 2024-12-10 18:00 | 21436.00 | tuesday close | −43.25 |
| 2024-11-12 | long | 2024-11-11 18:00 | 21221.00 | 2024-11-12 18:00 | 21178.00 | tuesday close | −43.00 |
| 2024-11-05 | long | 2024-11-04 18:00 | 20130.75 | 2024-11-05 18:00 | 20360.50 | tuesday close | 229.75 |
Questions and answers
What happens if you buy NQ every time Monday closes down (buying Monday's close and selling Tuesday's close)?
From 2024-10-08 to 2026-10-07 on the NQ daily chart, the Turnaround Tuesday strategy took 37 long trades, won 43.2% of them and made 820.25 points ($16,405 on one NQ contract), before commission and slippage.
Does the Turnaround Tuesday strategy work on Nasdaq futures?
On NQ futures from 2024-10-08 to 2026-10-07, the Turnaround Tuesday strategy on the daily chart took 37 trades, won 43.2% of them and finished 820.25 points ($16,405 on one NQ contract), before commission and slippage.
What is the win rate of Turnaround Tuesday on ES futures?
The Turnaround Tuesday strategy won 45.5% of its 33 trades on the ES daily chart from 2024-08-28 to 2026-08-27, before commission and slippage.
How many trades does the Turnaround Tuesday strategy take on NQ in two years?
The Turnaround Tuesday strategy took 37 trades on the NQ daily chart from 2024-10-08 to 2026-10-07, before commission and slippage.
What is the max drawdown of the Turnaround Tuesday strategy on NQ?
The Turnaround Tuesday strategy had a max drawdown of 943.00 points ($18,860 on one NQ contract) on the NQ daily chart from 2024-10-08 to 2026-10-07, before commission and slippage.
How does the Turnaround Tuesday strategy do on ES compared with NQ?
On the ES daily chart from 2024-08-28 to 2026-08-27, the Turnaround Tuesday strategy took 33 trades, won 45.5% of them and made 249.25 points ($12,463 on one ES contract), before commission and slippage. On the NQ daily chart from 2024-10-08 to 2026-10-07, the Turnaround Tuesday strategy took 37 trades, won 43.2% of them and made 820.25 points ($16,405 on one NQ contract), before commission and slippage.
How these were run
- Gross: no commission and no slippage.
- The last 2 years of each market, from the first to the last session of its window.
- A signal on a closed bar fills at the next bar’s open.
- A stop and a target touched in the same minute count as the stop.
- Intraday positions are flat at 15:59 ET.
- Textbook TradingView default settings for every indicator; nothing is tuned.
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