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# I backtested the Opening Range Breakout from YouTube on 5.5 years of Nasdaq data

**Video:** [Opening Range Breakout Backtested on 5 Years of Nasdaq](https://t.co/Av348mL5xy)

**The strategy:** The first 15 minutes after the open (9:30–9:45 ET) set a high and a low. Go long when price breaks above, short when it breaks below. The video claims it loses money unless you only trade mornings with a wide opening range.

**How I tested it:**
- 1-minute QQQ data, regular trading hours, Jan 2021 – Jun 2026
- One trade per day: the first breakout
- Stop at the other side of the range, otherwise exit at the close
- Converted to 1 MNQ contract, $2.50 costs per round trip, $10,000 starting capital
- "Wide range" = wider than 70% of the previous 100 days (no look-ahead). "Not wide" = all other days.
- Benchmark: holding 1 MNQ contract the whole time (buy & hold)

1/3

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@Gabrieltrades10 Beautiful!

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@justice_note Very honest assessment. Like

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@Mirexjoe Too bad. Next one will be better

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@TraderHelionis Following you now

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@TheCasualChrisB I wouldn't bet against NQ after auch a recovery. Will most likely be flat

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@ilz_atm Congratulations!

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@itsadripmtrades @QuantumEdgeCo @Neesh319 @tem_trades Indeed very clean one

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@TopstepGal I would say: What a great week!

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@DiegoArmandoF06 Ok, insane

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@Ryanxhq Insane performance! 🚀

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@SecondCommaST It is just a scratch 😄

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@dianemaryx @MyFundedFutures Insane strike

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@nevermind_bruh Closed very green. But a long way to go until depot ATH and I fear that some of the high beta stocks never come back.