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Market intraday momentum

Published research found that the first half hour of the day predicts the direction of the last half hour.

Markets: MES, MNQ, MYM, M2K
Scope: Gao et al. (2018) and Baltussen et al. (2021) rules · frozen test 2021 to 2025

Where it stands

  1. IdeaRule written down
  2. BacktestedRun after costs

What was tested

Status

Research · requires forward testing

Research note. Results from this study are not published as a strategy. Any version of it requires forward testing before real-money use.

Research notes for education only. Not financial advice, not a recommendation and not a signal. No strategy on this site has passed final validation. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss. See the method for how every test is run and judged.