Jan 15, 2026 Profit $163
It is January 15th, 2026, and you’re tuned into the Nasdaq Daily Recap.
Market News & Economic Landscape
Today’s calendar was fairly busy.
At 8:30 AM, we were watching initial jobless claims and continuing jobless claims, 4-week and 8-week Treasury bill auctions at 11:30 AM.
After the closing bell, we also had major earnings on deck, with Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and Morgan Stanley reporting results — key names for gauging financial sector sentiment.
Overnight Session
When futures reopened at 6:00 PM, price immediately dipped. At the same time, we saw notable weakness across correlated markets — silver sold off sharply, and Bitcoin was trending lower.
Given the risk-off tone, our robot initiated a short position.
As the Asian markets opened, buyers stepped in aggressively and the market flipped higher. The short was stopped out for a loss of 257 dollars, and without hesitation, the system flipped direction and entered a long position, adapting to the change in order flow.
Pre-Market Data & Volatility
Throughout the early morning hours, price continued to grind higher. The robot managed the long patiently and eventually closed the position for a 400 dollar profit, fully erasing the prior loss and putting us at a net realized gain of 129 dollars heading into the data.
At 8:30 AM, jobless claims hit the tape.
Initial claims came in at 198 thousand, lower than the prior 207 thousand, while continuing claims dropped to 1.884 million from 1.903 million. The data supported the upside, and the market edged higher in response. Our robot made a long entry. Before 9 AM, it was closed for a profit, bringing realized gain to 250 dollars.
Cash Session & Intraday Trades
When the U.S. stock market opened at 9:30 AM, we saw a pullback driven by profit-taking pressure. Bitcoin slipped below 96,000, silver dropped below 89, while AMD and Tesla showed relative strength.
Despite pockets of strength, the index overall remained weak.
Our robot identified the downside momentum and entered a short trade, which was later closed for a clean profit.
Just before noon, realized profit for the day stood at 281 dollars.
Afternoon Session & Into the Close
During the afternoon session, selling pressure persisted. The robot executed a couple of scalping trades — one winner and one loser — which trimmed realized profit down to 163 dollars.
After the closing bell, earnings from the major financial institutions had minimal impact on the index, bringing an end to a busy but well-managed Thursday.
Summary
Today was a classic two-sided market. Strength developed overnight, followed by a pullback during the regular trading session. Through disciplined execution and adaptive positioning, our robot navigated the volatility and finished the day with a 163 dollar realized gain, trading one contract of the E-Micro MNQ futures.
Yu, Edward