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Prior-Day H/L Retest

MNQ · RTH · PDH/PDL break-and-retest

Trade the level the whole market watches. When price breaks the prior day's high or low with real force and then comes back to retest it, the pullback is the market re-checking committed liquidity, enter on the retest, not the break.

Equity · 1 year backtest137 trades · 1 contract-equivalent
+$21,337
net P&L · 43% on $50k
Sharpe 5.11PF 3.42Max DD $979
-177+4168+8514+12859+17205+21550
Performance · 1 year backtest
Net P&L
+$21,337
Return on $50k
42.7%
Profit factor
3.42
Win rate
64.2%
Sharpe
5.11
Sortino
6.16
Calmar
21.80
Max drawdown
$979
Max drawdown %
1.96%
Recovery factor
21.8
Expectancy / trade
+$156
Avg win
+$343
Avg loss
-$180
Max consec. losses
4
How it works
  1. Mark the prior day's RTH high and low (PDH/PDL) and require a break that clears the level by a volatility-scaled margin.
  2. Arm a resting limit back at the level; take it only on the EMA-240 trend side, and only if price actually retests, so the entry never chases.
  3. Stop a fraction of ATR beyond the level, scale half at a fixed reward multiple, then chandelier-trail the runner, flat by session end.