u/Gluetius_Maximus

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1tk66ds/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/22/2026 session:

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No trades today

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1tj2k4z/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/21/2026 session:

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4 trades - 4 wins

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1ti6pud/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/20/2026 session:

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1 trade - 1 breakeven

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1thm6qa/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/19/2026 session:

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2 trades - 1 win, 1 lose

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1tfdba3/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/18/2016 session:

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3 trades - 3 wins

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1tebke6/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/16/2026 session:

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No trades today

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1tdi055/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/15/2026 session:

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No trades today

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1tcmh2f/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/14/2026 session:

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1 trade - 1 win

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1tbhx88/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/13/2026 session:

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1 trade - 1 lose

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1tajq9x/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/12/2026 session:

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No trades today

Don't mind the P&L. The backtesting window cutoff a week in the beginning because I'm not paying for the higher tier.

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1t7l5sn/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/11/2026 session:

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1 trade - 1 win

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1t6wqls/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/08/2026 session:

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No trade on Fridays

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1t5vji6/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/07/2026 session:

https://preview.redd.it/6gyh76ma6uzg1.jpg?width=3016&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb7648ef1b8f53ecd7a18df06d10d9e3648d99de

1 trade - 1 win

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1t4y9vv/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/06/2026 session:

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No trades today. Made some more tweaks to the settings.

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1t3ya1t/backtesting_my_automated_trading_forwardtesting/

05/05/2026 session:

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No trades today. The numbers seem different from last session because I tweaked some settings.

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1t16uhg/backtesting_my_automated_trading_day_010/

05/04/2026 session:

https://preview.redd.it/o35icwbbw7zg1.jpg?width=3013&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=236b76707759c08d20d20704ac7e92e51e2ba009

2 trades - 1 win, 1 lose

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1t0fxzv/backtesting_my_automated_trading_day_009/

05/01/2026 session:

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No trades on Fridays

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1szggk9/backtesting_my_automated_trading_day_008/

04/30/2026 session:

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1 trade today - 1 win

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1syhqlp/backtesting_my_automated_trading_day_007/

04/29/2026 session:

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1 trade - 1 win

I am testing my automated trading strategy to scalp on the 5-min MES. Testing on 2 MES contracts with 2 TP, 1 SL. The SL moves to slightly above breakeven when 1st TP is hit.

Backtested from 2/2026 to a week into 04/2026. Been running on real-time MES data since 4/9/2026.

Previous: https://www.reddit.com/r/Daytrading/comments/1sxk3kr/backtesting_my_automated_trading_day_006/

04/28/2026 session:

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1 win