Dec 18, 2025 Profit $629
Today is December 18, 2025, and you’ve tuned in to your Daily Nasdaq Futures Recap—the show where we break down every market move, analyze key data, and dive deep into every trade executed by our advanced algorithmic trading system.
Without further ado, let’s jump into today’s action!
Market News & Landscape
It was a relatively quiet day on the macroeconomic front, but with key job data releases on the horizon, the market was primed for some volatility. Here’s what we saw unfold:
At 8:30 AM, Continuing jobless claims, Core CPI, and initial jobless claims were released.
At 10:30 AM, Cleveland CPI was published.
At 11:30 AM, We saw the 4 and 8-week bill auctions.
No tech earnings releases were scheduled after the bell, keeping things calm on that front.
Overnight Session
When the market re-opened at 6:00 PM, Nasdaq saw an immediate dip. Without missing a beat, our robot entered a short position. This trade was quickly closed for a profit.
As the Asian market opened, the dip continued, and our robot seized another short opportunity, which proved profitable as well.
By the end of the overnight session, we had a realized profit of 256 dollars.
Morning Session (European & US Open)
With the European market opening, momentum began to shift upwards, and the market climbed. Our robot took a long position at the right moment.
At 8:30 AM, the CPI came in at 2.6% vs. the expected 3%, and initial jobless claims came in at 224K, down from 237K. Continuing claims stood at 1.897M, up slightly from 1.83M.
The market reacted with volatility, and our robot made three trades—two losing trades and one winning trade—which brought our realized profit down to 160 dollars.
At 9:00 AM, the market began to edge higher, and our robot jumped in with three quick scalping trades—two winners and one loser.
9:30 AM: US Stock Market Open
As the US market opened, we saw Oracle continuing to drop, while Micron saw a bounce after yesterday’s strong earnings report.
However, around 9:50 AM, the market dipped again. Meanwhile, commodities like gold, silver, and Bitcoin were also on the decline.
At 10:30 AM, our robot entered two scalping trades, both of which were losers, which reduced our realized profit to 93 dollars.
However, our long position was still holding strong, with 166 dollars in unrealized gains.
Before 11:00 AM, that long position was closed for a solid profit, bringing our realized total to 311 dollars.
Afternoon Session & Close
The afternoon saw increased market volatility. Our robot entered a short position, and by 12:30 PM, it followed up with another long trade. That position was closed for a profit by 2:00 PM, boosting our realized gain to 416 dollars.
After 2:00 PM, the market began to drop again, and our robot swiftly entered a short position, which was closed for a profit by 3:00 PM, bringing our realized profit to 521 dollars.
Just before the closing bell, the market reversed, and our robot entered a long position.
After-Hours Session
Post-market, there were no tech earnings reports, but our long position was closed for a nice profit. As the market turned south again, our robot took a short position, which was also closed for a profit, bringing our total to 625 dollars.
Summary & Key Takeaways
All in all, it was a day filled with wild swings driven by the release of jobless data and CPI numbers. Our algorithm was nimble enough to navigate the turbulence, realizing a solid 625 dollars profit by trading just one contract of the e-Micros.
Yu, Edward