Dec 17, 2025 Profit $256
Today is December 17, 2025, and this is your Daily Nasdaq Futures Recap—the show where we dissect every major market move, break down all the key data points, and dive into every trade executed by our algorithmic trading system.
Without further ado, let’s get right into the action!
Market News & Landscape
It was a relatively light day on the macroeconomic front, but with key job data releases on the horizon, the stage was set for a volatile market. Here’s what we saw:
7:00 AM: Mortgage Market Index
At 8:15 Am, Fed Waller spoke
10:00 AM: Business Inventory
Micron Technology was scheduled to release earnings after the bell.
Overnight Session
As the market reopened at 6:00 PM, Nasdaq futures took an initial dip. Our robot swiftly entered a short position right at the open. A small profit was locked in as that position was closed soon after.
As Asian markets began to stir, Nasdaq futures edged higher, prompting our system to go long.. However before midnight, market dipped again, our long position was closed for a loss.By that point, our realized loss was 187 dollars..
Morning Session (European & US Open)
By 1 AM, the market began to trend upwards again, our system entered a long position.
When the European market opened, the upward momentum continued, our long position now had over 220 dollars unrealized gain.
At 7:00 Am mortgage market index 315.6 lower than the previous 327.9 which led to a positive market reaction, prompting our robot to enter another long trade. Unfortunately, this position was quickly stopped out for a small loss, bringing our realized profit down to 224 dollars.
At 8:15 AM, with Fed’s Waller speaking, we saw a market dip,prompting our system to enter a short position. But as the market reversed course, the short position was stopped out, and our realized profit dropped to 172 dollars.
at 9:15 AM, the market picked up some momentum, and our robot was back in action, entering a long trade once again.
9:30 AM US Stock Market Open
As the US market opened, Google dropped dragging index down with it. most chip names were in red.
and it was a rough start for the tech heavy index. On top of that, silver dropped, crude oil prices were lower,
while bitcoin saw a bit of an uptick. Our long position was stopped out again, pulling our realized gains down to just 63 dollars. Not one to shy away from the action, our robot immediately entered a short position.
By 10:00 AM, market continued its downward trajectory, with chip names leading the charge lower. Fortunately, the short position closed for a profit, bringing some relief.
Afternoon Session & Close
By the afternoon, market was still struggling, and our robot once again went short. This time, the trade worked out well, closing for a profit.When all was said and done, our realized profit for the day stood at 256 dollars..
After-Hours Session
After the bell, Micron released earnings that exceeded expectations, leading to a small jump in price.
However, despite the earnings beat, the impact on the index was minimal, and the market didn’t see much of a reaction.
That marked the end of our trading day.
Summary & Key Takeaways
All in all, today was a down day for the market, but thanks to some quick moves by our algorithm, we finished the day with a 256 dollars gain by trading just one E-mini futures contract.
Yu, Edward