NQ Playbook — 26,018.75 trigger, 25,955 pivot, 25,767 guardrail (10/28/25)

A hedge fund desk brief to the inner circle with predictions for Daily Pivot Times

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Technical Analysis contained in this post was performed manually by

Andrew Jodice

of

Markets, Liberty, & Discipline

. He’s studied and blends Al Brooks’ theory, Richard D. Wyckoff’s theory, and Charles H. Dow’s theory to conduct his analysis, and implements Al Brooks’ strategy to execute trades.

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Executive summary

NASDAQ Daily CHart with AAVWAP’s, MTF RSI, MTF Stochastic RSI, MACD, ZLEMAs, CVD, cRSI, RSI ZLMA, AAVP’s, Woodie’s CCI, Money Flow Index, amnd On-Balance Volume.

Bias: mild risk-on while the US Dollar Index (DXY) sits below nearby supply and equity implied volatility trends down. For E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures the 26,018.75 trigger governs momentum. Use the setups, stops, and invalidations verbatim.

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Review of Yesterday’s Call & Improvements

Read the prior playbook and post-mortem: NQ playbook from the desk of a hedge fund manager. We’ve tightened the momentum trigger to 26,018.75 and elevated the 25,955 pivot given the 15-minute AAVP developing POC.

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Decision tree for NASDAQ Futures Afternoon of 10/28/2025