Pre-Market (7–8 AM range) · MNQ · 5-minute

Luquillo: 7AM Hourly-Range Mean Reversion on MNQ

The flagship win rate. Price breaks the 7 AM hourly range then snaps back to its midpoint — a high-probability reversion the pre-market tends to respect.

The setup

Luquillo builds the 7–8 AM hourly range, then trades the reversion when price extends beyond it and rotates back toward the midpoint. The setup leans on how often pre-market extensions revert before the cash open.

Method

• Instrument: MNQ, 5-minute chart.
• Range: 7:00–8:00 AM; trades taken 8:00 AM–1:00 PM.
• Entry: reversion back toward the range midpoint after an extension.
• Higher hit rate, lower profit factor — winners and losers are closer in size.

Takeaways

• ✓Highest tested win rate in the lineup (79%).
• ✓A 1.64 profit factor means position sizing and discipline matter more here.
• ✓45 trades — the most active of the three profiled setups.

Risk disclaimer: Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss. All figures above are from historical backtesting on MNQ 5-minute data and do not guarantee future results. These indicators are analytical tools, not financial advice.