Week ending 17 October 2026

The desk closed 6 positions this week — 2 ahead, 4 behind — and carries 1 into the next.

Positions closed

Finished ahead

Net result

−1.63R

Still open

Results are in R — the risk taken on each position.

One trade, start to finish

Nikkei 225

LongDaily

Result

−1.06R

Opened

5 Oct 2026

Closed

16 Oct 2026

Held

11 days

Entry → exit

69995 → 63435.7

The move did not extend. The loss was capped at the risk fixed before the position opened — that is what the stop is there for.

The trade featured each week is the one that moved the book most — win or loss.

What the desk turned away

Nothing was turned away this week.

The desk's note

Nasdaq −4.5% (worst since June), S&P −2%; Dow +0.7%. Tech/AI and semiconductors sold off hard on financing and China concerns; rotation into energy and defensives. CPI +0.6% m/m (3.7% y/y), core +0.3%; PPI +1.3% m/m (6.3% y/y).
— The EDGEwise desk

No method wins every position. Every one carries its stop before it opens. Results are shown in R — the risk taken on each position — not in money, and past results do not guarantee future ones. This is the desk's own record, published for education and decision support. It is not financial advice.

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