Momentum
nq momentum signal: adaptive lookback after the tariff vol test
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2:30 AM wednesday. A. finished something around 1 and went to bed still holding her coffee mug. found it on the counter half-full when I went for water. she’s like that when she’s in flow — stops the world when she figures it out.
first week 2026 - january momentum algo kicking off
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new year. new momentum.
first real trading week of 2026 in the books.
january effect algo activated.
the january effect # some people think it’s BS.
crypto momentum algo - btc breakout strategy implementation
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BTC broke out of 3-month range today.
my momentum algo caught it.
time to document the implementation.
the context # BTC been consolidating between $25,000 and $28,000 since june.
week 3 january - almost there, pushing toward $20k month
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week 3 done.
almost there.
pushing toward $20k month.
week 3 trades (jan 15-19) # monday 1/15: market closed (MLK day)
researching crypto altcoin momentum - expanding beyond btc/eth
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crypto allocation is 30% but only trading BTC/ETH.
leaving money on table. been researching altcoins on r/CryptoCurrency and CoinGecko.
current crypto setup # allocation: $107,700 (30% of $359k account)
momentum breakout strategy - how it works
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momentum strategy has 5 wins, 0 losses.
time to explain how it works.
core concept # capture trending moves after consolidation breaks.
momentum strategy live - first week results
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went live with momentum strategy monday.
ran it alongside mean reversion all week.
first week results in.
strategy recap # mean reversion (existing): trade in ranging markets, high win rate, small consistent wins