n 20090828 1135. Missed the action on the NQ today, but the entry would be to short at 1653.75, on the 5th candle breaking the 3rd candle low...

NQ daily chart

20090827 1013 ET. Lows seen on NQ futures of 1610.25.

NQ daily chart

UPDATE 0955 ET. 1 min chart view of this trade.

UPDATE 0952 ET. 5 mins later and the NQ futures breaks further.

20090827 0946 ET. The short was on break of the first 15 min low, in this case 1628.25. 2 quick points on offer almost immediately to lock in 1/2 profits.

NQ daily chart

UPDATE: 1018 The 5th candle formed a hammer on the low of the first 15 min range and closed above the 50% level, long.... Had dabbled with the 30 min breakout strategy by A Zuckerman, but this current one takes the cake, have to thank traderx for inspiring this method.

20090826 0954 ET. Shorts taken on break of 3rd 5 min candle, for the quick scalp 1635.5 to 1632.5.

NQ daily chart

UPDATE: 1009 ET Took the profit, and the market took off, must be some data released.

20090825 0954 ET. Today's trade was to buy on break of 15 min high, entry 1644.25, going for 2.75 points.

NQ daily chart