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Professional Trading Setups

A comprehensive collection of proven NQ futures day trading setups. Each play includes detailed setup conditions, chart examples, and extensive historical precedents to help you recognize and execute these patterns effectively.

Opening Rip

Explosive bullish momentum setup occurring in the first 15-30 minutes after market open at 9:30 AM ET, characterized by rapid price expansion with strong volume and breadth confirmation

Long 3 precedents
Opening Rip

Morning Reversal

Early session reversal setup when price direction diverges from advancing-declining issues breadth, signaling institutional distribution or accumulation in the first 15-20 minutes

Long Short
2 precedents
Morning Reversal

Failed Breakdown

Long setup when price drops sharply but fails to break recent lows, consolidates with a higher low, then breaks out bullishly

Long 1 precedent
Failed Breakdown

Gap and Down

Short setup when NQ gaps up significantly (+1%) in premarket but forms lower highs, then aggressively drops at market open with strong selling pressure and negative TICK confirmation

Short 1 precedent
Gap and Down

Inverse Head & Shoulders

Long setup for NQ when price forms inverse head and shoulders pattern at key support levels with Triple AO Wave Rider buy signals

Long 1 precedent
Inverse Head & Shoulders

Resistance

A short setup where price fails to break above a key resistance level while market breadth deteriorates, signaling distribution and potential downside.

Short 1 precedent
Resistance