Will OpEx day prevent new highs?

04/16/2021 08:56 AM By Brian Casto
The markets closed at highs again yesterday and today is options expiration day. Let's see how this pattern has performed historically.

Day - Friday

Opening Gap Direction - n/a

Market Status - New highs again reached yesterday

Instrument - ES, NQ, RTY, YM

Trading SetUp - Long

Market Trend - 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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Brian Casto