Overnight MNQ Synapse Confluence Scalper Pro
SYNAPSE SUPER SCALPER v6.3
OVERNIGHT MNQ FUTURES SCALPING STRATEGY
A multi-confluence, trend-adaptive futures scalping strategy designed and optimized through historical backtesting for the 10-minute MNQ chart, featuring intelligent Synapse trend detection, controlled martingale position sizing, and overnight profit and loss management.
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RECOMMENDED SETTINGS
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INSTRUMENT AND TIMEFRAME
Trading Instrument: MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures)
Chart Timeframe: 10 Minutes
Starting Position Size: 1 MNQ
Maximum Position Size: 2 MNQ
Overnight Profit Target: $250
Overnight Daily Loss Limit: $700
Trading Session: 6:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
Trading Days: Monday through Thursday evenings
Sunday Evening Trading: Disabled
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01 | CORE & SCHEDULE
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Contracts: 1
Trade Direction: Both (Long and Short)
Session Time Zone: America/New_York
Allowed Time Window: 18:00–17:00
Sunday 18:00 – Monday 17:00: OFF
Monday 18:00 – Tuesday 17:00: ON
Tuesday 18:00 – Wednesday 17:00: ON
Wednesday 18:00 – Thursday 17:00: ON
Thursday 18:00 – Friday 17:00: ON
Flatten at 17:00 ET: ON
Enable Max Entries Limit: ON
Max Entries per Overnight Session: 12
Enable Entry Cooldown: ON
Bars Between Entries: 5
Require Fresh Confluence Trigger: ON
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01B | EXCLUSION WINDOW
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Enable Exclusion Window: OFF
Start Hour: 9
Start Minute: 0
End Hour: 10
End Minute: 0
Position at Exclusion Start: Keep Open
Wait After Any Exit Before Re-entry: OFF
Minimum Full Bars After Exit: 1
The exclusion window is optional and disabled in the recommended configuration. When enabled, it can block new entries during a selected time period, such as 9:00–10:00 AM Eastern, to avoid volatility surrounding the New York stock market open.
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02 | OVERNIGHT RISK LIMITS
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Enable Overnight Profit Lock: ON
Overnight Profit Target: $250
Enable Overnight Loss Lock: ON
Overnight Loss Limit: $700
Include Open P&L in Session Limits: ON
The strategy is designed to pursue a $250 profit during each overnight trading session while using a $700 session-level loss threshold.
Once the strategy detects that either threshold has been reached, it attempts to close open positions and prevent additional entries for the remainder of that session.
These limits are not guaranteed maximum execution amounts. Realized profits or losses can exceed the configured thresholds because of order execution, slippage, commissions, and candle-based calculations.
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03 | STOPS, TARGETS & TRAILING
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Enable Initial Stop Loss: ON
Stop Distance Type: Points
Stop Distance Value: 100
Enable Take Profit: ON
Target Distance Type: Points
Target Distance Value: 40
Exit Style: Static
ATR Length: 16
ATR Trailing Multiplier: 1.5
Trailing EMA Length: 21
EMA Trail ATR Buffer: 0.25
Trail Activation: 0.5 ATR
Enable Break Even: OFF
Break Even Activation: 1 ATR
Break Even Offset: 1 Tick
Close on Opposite Synapse Trend: ON
INDIVIDUAL TRADE TARGETS:
1 MNQ Contract:
40-Point Take Profit = $80
100-Point Stop Loss = $200
2 MNQ Contracts:
40-Point Take Profit = $160
100-Point Stop Loss = $400
These values exclude trading commissions and slippage.
The strategy also uses its Synapse trend reversal exit to close positions when the directional trend changes, potentially exiting before the individual stop loss or take profit is reached.
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04 | OPTIONAL CONFLUENCES
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Enable Confluence Score Gate: ON
Minimum Enabled Confirmations: 3
01 EMA Fast / Slow Alignment: ON
02 RSI Momentum: ON
03 MACD Histogram: ON
04 ADX Trend Strength: ON
05 VWAP Position: OFF
06 Bollinger Basis Position: OFF
07 Supertrend Direction: OFF
08 Relative Volume: OFF
09 Donchian Breakout: OFF
10 Candle Body / ATR: ON
11 Higher Timeframe EMA Trend: OFF
12 EMA Slope: ON
Six technical confluences are enabled, with a minimum of three confirmations required.
The strategy evaluates trend alignment, momentum, directional strength, candle conviction, and EMA slope before allowing qualifying entries.
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05 | INDICATOR PARAMETERS
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Fast EMA: 8
Slow EMA: 25
RSI Length: 18
Long RSI Threshold: 58
Short RSI Threshold: 48
MACD Fast: 12
MACD Slow: 26
MACD Signal: 9
DMI / ADX Length: 14
Minimum ADX: 18
Bollinger Basis Length: 5
Supertrend Factor: 2
Supertrend ATR Length: 10
Volume Average Length: 20
Relative Volume Minimum: 1
Donchian Lookback: 20
Minimum Candle Body / ATR: 1
Higher Timeframe: 1 Hour
Higher Timeframe EMA: 50
EMA Slope Lookback: 3
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06 | SYNAPSE-STYLE ATR / EMA TREND
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Require Synapse Direction: ON
Synapse EMA Length: 10
Synapse ATR Length: 23
Synapse ATR Multiplier: 1.618
Plot Synapse Trend Line: ON
The Synapse trend filter is one of the defining features of the strategy.
It combines EMA-based trend calculations with ATR-based volatility adjustments to establish a directional market bias.
When the Synapse is bullish, the strategy permits qualifying long entries.
When the Synapse is bearish, the strategy permits qualifying short entries.
The Synapse can also trigger exits when the trend reverses.
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07 | OPTIONAL ENTRY ENGINES
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Entry Engine: Confluence Transition
Enable Entry Engine Gate: ON
Any Mode: Trend Continuation: ON
Any Mode: EMA Pullback: ON
Any Mode: Donchian Breakout: ON
Any Mode: Breakout Retest: ON
Any Mode: RSI Reversal: ON
Any Mode: Synapse Flip: ON
Retest Maximum Bars After Breakout: 5
Retest Tolerance: 0.35 ATR
RSI Oversold Cross: 30
RSI Overbought Cross: 70
The recommended entry engine is Confluence Transition.
The strategy looks for a fresh transition into a qualifying confluence state rather than repeatedly entering whenever the same conditions remain true.
Although the six alternative Any Mode engines are enabled in the settings, they are only combined when the Any Enabled Engine selection is active.
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08 | OPTIONAL MARTINGALE
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Enable Martingale: ON
Size Multiplier After Loss: 2
Absolute Maximum Contracts: 2
Maximum Consecutive Size Increases: 2
Reset Martingale at New 18:00 Session: ON
Reset on Breakeven Trade: ON
Count Net Trade Profit After Fees: ON
MARTINGALE POSITION-SIZING SEQUENCE:
Initial Trade: 1 MNQ
Following a Losing Trade: 2 MNQ
Following Another Losing Trade: Remain at 2 MNQ Maximum
Following a Winning Trade: Reset to 1 MNQ
New Overnight Session: Reset to 1 MNQ
Unlike unrestricted martingale systems, the Synapse Super Scalper cannot continually double contract size.
The maximum position size is capped at two MNQ contracts.
This provides a limited loss-recovery mechanism without permitting the exponential position escalation associated with traditional martingale systems.
However, the two-contract position still carries twice the dollar exposure of a one-contract position for an equivalent market movement.
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WHAT IS THE SYNAPSE SUPER SCALPER?
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The Synapse Super Scalper is a specialized, systematic futures trading strategy designed specifically for scalping the Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contract (MNQ) on the 10-minute chart.
Its primary objective is to capture relatively small, repeatable price movements throughout the overnight futures session while managing risk through multiple layers of technical confirmation, trend detection, position sizing, and session-level profit and loss controls.
Rather than attempting to predict large market moves, the strategy seeks to identify shorter-term opportunities that align with its prevailing Synapse trend.
The system combines six active technical confluences, a proprietary-style ATR/EMA trend mechanism, selectable entry engines, protective stops, and a controlled two-contract martingale system.
The strategy is designed around a $250 overnight profit objective and a $700 daily loss threshold.
Its emphasis is on selective entries, relatively small profit targets, controlled position sizing, and disciplined overnight execution.
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WHY THE SYNAPSE SUPER SCALPER IS UNIQUE
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1. SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED FOR OVERNIGHT MNQ TRADING
Most scalping strategies are designed around the volatility of the regular U.S. stock market session.
The Synapse Super Scalper takes a different approach.
It is configured to operate across the overnight futures session, beginning at 6:00 PM Eastern and ending at 5:00 PM Eastern the following day.
This schedule aligns with the standard CME equity-index futures trading day.
It allows the strategy to participate in evening trading, Asian market hours, European market hours, and the following U.S. trading day.
The strategy's overnight structure also allows it to reset its daily profit targets, loss limits, martingale sizing, and trade counts at the beginning of each new futures session.
Historical testing identified Sunday evenings as a particularly weak period for this strategy.
Consequently, the recommended configuration disables Sunday evening trading and enables Monday through Thursday evening sessions.
2. OPTIMIZED THROUGH HISTORICAL TESTING FOR 10-MINUTE MNQ CANDLES
The strategy has been developed and refined using historical MNQ data on the 10-minute timeframe.
Ten-minute candles provide a balance between responsiveness and signal stability.
Shorter timeframes can generate excessive noise and frequent directional changes.
Longer timeframes may reduce trading opportunities and delay entry signals.
The 10-minute chart provides sufficient structure for evaluating momentum, trend direction, candle conviction, and confluence transitions while still producing multiple potential scalping opportunities throughout an overnight session.
This timeframe is the recommended configuration based on historical optimization, although its superiority over other timeframes has not been independently established through out-of-sample testing.
3. ADVANCED SYNAPSE TREND DETECTION
The Synapse trend mechanism is one of the central components of the strategy.
It combines exponential moving average calculations with Average True Range measurements to create a volatility-adjusted directional trend line.
The Synapse responds to changing market conditions and establishes whether the strategy should favor bullish or bearish opportunities.
When the Synapse indicates an upward trend, qualifying long entries are permitted.
When it indicates a downward trend, qualifying short entries are permitted.
This helps prevent the strategy from repeatedly entering positions that conflict with its prevailing trend assessment.
The Synapse also functions as an exit mechanism.
When the trend changes direction, the strategy can close an existing position rather than waiting for its full stop loss or take profit.
This adds another level of trade management beyond conventional fixed-target scalping systems.
4. MULTIPLE TECHNICAL CONFIRMATIONS
The Synapse Super Scalper does not depend on one indicator or a single crossover.
Instead, it uses a multi-confluence framework to evaluate several aspects of market behavior.
The recommended configuration enables six technical confirmations:
EMA Fast / Slow Alignment evaluates the prevailing trend.
RSI Momentum measures directional momentum strength.
MACD Histogram evaluates momentum direction.
ADX Trend Strength measures directional trend conviction.
Candle Body / ATR evaluates the strength of individual candles relative to volatility.
EMA Slope evaluates whether the shorter-term trend is rising or falling.
A minimum of three confirmations is required for a qualifying entry.
This approach attempts to reduce low-quality trades while retaining sufficient opportunities to pursue the overnight profit objective.
5. FRESH CONFLUENCE TRANSITION ENTRIES
Another important feature is the Confluence Transition entry engine.
Instead of repeatedly entering whenever a set of indicators remains favorable, the strategy looks for a fresh transition into a qualifying confluence state.
This helps avoid unnecessary repeated entries during extended periods when the same indicators remain aligned.
The strategy also uses a five-bar entry cooldown.
On the recommended 10-minute chart, this requires at least 50 minutes between qualifying entry bars.
Together, these features are intended to reduce overtrading and encourage more selective entries.
6. CONTROLLED MARTINGALE POSITION SIZING
The strategy incorporates a limited martingale mechanism designed to increase position size after a losing trade.
It begins with one MNQ contract.
Following a loss, the next qualifying trade may increase to two MNQ contracts.
Following a profitable trade, the strategy resets to its initial one-contract position.
The system cannot exceed two MNQ contracts, regardless of the number of consecutive losses.
This is a significant distinction from traditional martingale systems that may continue doubling position sizes after repeated losses.
The purpose is to provide a limited recovery mechanism while restricting the maximum number of contracts.
Nevertheless, martingale sizing does not eliminate risk or create an inherent statistical advantage. It increases exposure after losses and can magnify drawdowns during unfavorable market conditions.
7. MULTIPLE LAYERS OF RISK MANAGEMENT
The Synapse Super Scalper incorporates several independent protective mechanisms.
Individual Trade Stop Loss:
100 Nasdaq points.
Individual Trade Take Profit:
40 Nasdaq points.
Synapse Reversal Exit:
An open trade may be closed when the Synapse indicates a change in trend direction.
Overnight Profit Lock:
The strategy attempts to stop trading after reaching its configured $250 profit threshold.
Overnight Loss Lock:
The strategy attempts to stop trading after reaching its configured $700 loss threshold.
Maximum Trades:
No more than 12 entries per overnight session.
Entry Cooldown:
Five bars between entries.
Maximum Position Size:
Two MNQ contracts.
Session Flatten:
Positions are configured to close at the end of the trading session.
Optional Exclusion Window:
Selected periods can be excluded from new entries, with an option to flatten existing positions.
These controls are intended to reduce unnecessary trading and manage exposure.
They are not guarantees against losses exceeding the configured limits.
8. ADAPTABLE ENTRY AND EXIT SYSTEM
The strategy includes multiple selectable entry engines, including:
Confluence Transition
Trend Continuation
EMA Pullback
Donchian Breakout
Breakout Retest
RSI Reversal
Synapse Flip
It also offers several exit-management approaches, including static stops, ATR trailing stops, EMA trailing stops, combined trailing methods, breakeven management, and Synapse reversal exits.
This flexibility allows traders to experiment with different entry and exit configurations without rebuilding the strategy.
The recommended configuration uses Confluence Transition entries with static protective stops and targets, along with Synapse reversal exits.
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WHY THE STRATEGY STARTS AT 6:00 PM
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The 6:00 PM Eastern session start is intentional.
CME equity-index futures operate on a trading schedule that generally begins at 6:00 PM Eastern and concludes at 5:00 PM Eastern the following day, with a daily maintenance break.
By aligning the strategy with this schedule, each overnight trading session receives its own independent trading cycle.
At the beginning of the new session, the strategy can reset:
Overnight profit tracking
Overnight loss tracking
Maximum entry count
Martingale position sizing
Session trading eligibility
This structure allows the system to pursue its daily profit objective without carrying the previous session's profit and loss limits into the new session.
It also allows the strategy to participate in overnight market movements that occur outside regular U.S. stock market hours.
Although the system is described as an overnight scalper, its allowed session extends into the following U.S. trading day until 5:00 PM Eastern.
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HISTORICAL BACKTESTING PERFORMANCE
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The following statistics come from a previously analyzed MNQ backtest covering April through October 2026, with Sunday evening trading excluded.
These are historical results from the earlier trade export, not a newly verified backtest of every exact setting listed above.
Total Net Profit: $22,879.50
Total Overnight Sessions: 120
Profitable Overnight Sessions: 101
Losing Overnight Sessions: 19
Profitable Session Percentage: 84.2%
Completed Trades: 607
Winning Trades: 453
Losing Trades: 154
Individual Trade Win Rate: 74.6%
Profit Factor: 1.84
Average Overnight Profit: $190.66
Median Overnight Profit: $253.50
Best Overnight Session: +$1,254.50
Worst Overnight Session: -$512.50
Average Trades per Session: 5.06
Longest Consecutive Losing-Session Streak: 2
Sessions Finishing at or Above $250: 64
Sessions Finishing at or Below -$800: 0
The session threshold statistics reflect final realized session P&L and do not necessarily indicate whether a threshold was touched intranight.
MONTHLY HISTORICAL RESULTS
April: +$2,833.00
May: +$3,737.00
June: +$4,500.00
July: +$2,971.00
August: +$2,542.50
September: +$3,018.50
October: +$3,277.50
Total: +$22,879.50
All seven months in this historical sample finished profitable.
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE BY OVERNIGHT STARTING DAY
Monday:
30 Sessions
2 Losing Sessions
6.7% Losing-Session Rate
Total Profit: +$6,483.00
Tuesday:
30 Sessions
4 Losing Sessions
13.3% Losing-Session Rate
Total Profit: +$6,508.00
Wednesday:
30 Sessions
8 Losing Sessions
26.7% Losing-Session Rate
Total Profit: +$4,313.50
Thursday:
30 Sessions
5 Losing Sessions
16.7% Losing-Session Rate
Total Profit: +$5,575.00
Sunday evening trading was excluded from this backtest.
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HISTORICAL PATHS TO $3,000 PROFIT
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The strategy was also evaluated to determine how many consecutive overnight sessions were required to accumulate $3,000 in historical realized profit.
Five representative historical paths were identified.
Fastest Historical Path:
8 Overnight Sessions
Favorable Historical Path:
14 Overnight Sessions
Median Historical Path:
17 Overnight Sessions
Difficult Historical Path:
20 Overnight Sessions
Slowest Observed Completed Path:
27 Overnight Sessions
These calculations were based on historical session results and do not guarantee that a trading account would satisfy prop-firm drawdown or consistency requirements.
They also do not represent a prediction of future performance.
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WHAT THE SYNAPSE SUPER SCALPER IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH
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The Synapse Super Scalper is designed to pursue relatively small, repeatable gains through systematic trading rather than relying on occasional large market moves.
Its primary objectives are:
1. Identify favorable short-term trading opportunities using multiple technical confirmations.
2. Trade in the direction of the prevailing Synapse trend.
3. Capture relatively small price movements using predefined profit targets.
4. Limit unnecessary entries through fresh confluence requirements and entry cooldowns.
5. Use controlled position sizing beginning with one MNQ contract and increasing to a maximum of two MNQ contracts following losses.
6. Pursue a $250 overnight profit objective.
7. Apply a $700 overnight loss threshold.
8. Avoid historically weaker Sunday evening trading sessions.
9. Automatically manage entries, exits, stops, targets, and overnight trading restrictions.
10. Provide a systematic framework that can be backtested, evaluated, and refined over time.
The overall strategy emphasizes consistency, selectivity, disciplined execution, and predefined risk management.
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IMPORTANT RISK CONSIDERATIONS
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The Synapse Super Scalper is a backtested futures trading strategy and does not guarantee profits.
Futures trading involves substantial financial risk.
The strategy's $250 profit target and $700 loss limit are intended trading thresholds rather than guaranteed realized outcomes.
Because the strategy operates using 10-minute candles, market conditions can change significantly between calculations.
Slippage, commissions, liquidity conditions, order-processing delays, and differences between historical and live execution can affect actual performance.
The martingale feature increases position size following losing trades and therefore increases exposure during recovery attempts.
The historical backtest statistics do not establish that the strategy will perform similarly in future markets.
Additional forward testing, out-of-sample validation, and evaluation of intranight drawdowns are recommended before live deployment.
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SUMMARY
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The Synapse Super Scalper v6.3 is a specialized overnight MNQ futures trading system developed around the 10-minute timeframe.
It combines an ATR/EMA-based Synapse trend filter, six active technical confluences, fresh confluence transition entries, fixed individual trade targets and stops, controlled martingale sizing, and session-level profit and loss management.
The strategy begins with one MNQ contract and may increase to two MNQ contracts after a loss, with an absolute maximum of two contracts.
It operates Monday through Thursday evenings, beginning at 6:00 PM Eastern, and is configured to flatten positions at the conclusion of each overnight futures session.
Its primary objective is to pursue $250 in profit per overnight session while using a $700 loss threshold and multiple layers of trade management.
Historical testing has produced encouraging results, including an 84.2% profitable-session rate and $22,879.50 in net profit across 120 overnight sessions in the previously analyzed sample.
The Synapse Super Scalper is intended to provide a systematic, configurable approach to overnight MNQ scalping through trend confirmation, selective entries, controlled position sizing, and disciplined session-based risk management.
OVERNIGHT MNQ FUTURES SCALPING STRATEGY
A multi-confluence, trend-adaptive futures scalping strategy designed and optimized through historical backtesting for the 10-minute MNQ chart, featuring intelligent Synapse trend detection, controlled martingale position sizing, and overnight profit and loss management.
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RECOMMENDED SETTINGS
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INSTRUMENT AND TIMEFRAME
Trading Instrument: MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures)
Chart Timeframe: 10 Minutes
Starting Position Size: 1 MNQ
Maximum Position Size: 2 MNQ
Overnight Profit Target: $250
Overnight Daily Loss Limit: $700
Trading Session: 6:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern
Trading Days: Monday through Thursday evenings
Sunday Evening Trading: Disabled
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01 | CORE & SCHEDULE
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Contracts: 1
Trade Direction: Both (Long and Short)
Session Time Zone: America/New_York
Allowed Time Window: 18:00–17:00
Sunday 18:00 – Monday 17:00: OFF
Monday 18:00 – Tuesday 17:00: ON
Tuesday 18:00 – Wednesday 17:00: ON
Wednesday 18:00 – Thursday 17:00: ON
Thursday 18:00 – Friday 17:00: ON
Flatten at 17:00 ET: ON
Enable Max Entries Limit: ON
Max Entries per Overnight Session: 12
Enable Entry Cooldown: ON
Bars Between Entries: 5
Require Fresh Confluence Trigger: ON
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01B | EXCLUSION WINDOW
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Enable Exclusion Window: OFF
Start Hour: 9
Start Minute: 0
End Hour: 10
End Minute: 0
Position at Exclusion Start: Keep Open
Wait After Any Exit Before Re-entry: OFF
Minimum Full Bars After Exit: 1
The exclusion window is optional and disabled in the recommended configuration. When enabled, it can block new entries during a selected time period, such as 9:00–10:00 AM Eastern, to avoid volatility surrounding the New York stock market open.
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02 | OVERNIGHT RISK LIMITS
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Enable Overnight Profit Lock: ON
Overnight Profit Target: $250
Enable Overnight Loss Lock: ON
Overnight Loss Limit: $700
Include Open P&L in Session Limits: ON
The strategy is designed to pursue a $250 profit during each overnight trading session while using a $700 session-level loss threshold.
Once the strategy detects that either threshold has been reached, it attempts to close open positions and prevent additional entries for the remainder of that session.
These limits are not guaranteed maximum execution amounts. Realized profits or losses can exceed the configured thresholds because of order execution, slippage, commissions, and candle-based calculations.
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03 | STOPS, TARGETS & TRAILING
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Enable Initial Stop Loss: ON
Stop Distance Type: Points
Stop Distance Value: 100
Enable Take Profit: ON
Target Distance Type: Points
Target Distance Value: 40
Exit Style: Static
ATR Length: 16
ATR Trailing Multiplier: 1.5
Trailing EMA Length: 21
EMA Trail ATR Buffer: 0.25
Trail Activation: 0.5 ATR
Enable Break Even: OFF
Break Even Activation: 1 ATR
Break Even Offset: 1 Tick
Close on Opposite Synapse Trend: ON
INDIVIDUAL TRADE TARGETS:
1 MNQ Contract:
40-Point Take Profit = $80
100-Point Stop Loss = $200
2 MNQ Contracts:
40-Point Take Profit = $160
100-Point Stop Loss = $400
These values exclude trading commissions and slippage.
The strategy also uses its Synapse trend reversal exit to close positions when the directional trend changes, potentially exiting before the individual stop loss or take profit is reached.
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04 | OPTIONAL CONFLUENCES
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Enable Confluence Score Gate: ON
Minimum Enabled Confirmations: 3
01 EMA Fast / Slow Alignment: ON
02 RSI Momentum: ON
03 MACD Histogram: ON
04 ADX Trend Strength: ON
05 VWAP Position: OFF
06 Bollinger Basis Position: OFF
07 Supertrend Direction: OFF
08 Relative Volume: OFF
09 Donchian Breakout: OFF
10 Candle Body / ATR: ON
11 Higher Timeframe EMA Trend: OFF
12 EMA Slope: ON
Six technical confluences are enabled, with a minimum of three confirmations required.
The strategy evaluates trend alignment, momentum, directional strength, candle conviction, and EMA slope before allowing qualifying entries.
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05 | INDICATOR PARAMETERS
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Fast EMA: 8
Slow EMA: 25
RSI Length: 18
Long RSI Threshold: 58
Short RSI Threshold: 48
MACD Fast: 12
MACD Slow: 26
MACD Signal: 9
DMI / ADX Length: 14
Minimum ADX: 18
Bollinger Basis Length: 5
Supertrend Factor: 2
Supertrend ATR Length: 10
Volume Average Length: 20
Relative Volume Minimum: 1
Donchian Lookback: 20
Minimum Candle Body / ATR: 1
Higher Timeframe: 1 Hour
Higher Timeframe EMA: 50
EMA Slope Lookback: 3
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06 | SYNAPSE-STYLE ATR / EMA TREND
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Require Synapse Direction: ON
Synapse EMA Length: 10
Synapse ATR Length: 23
Synapse ATR Multiplier: 1.618
Plot Synapse Trend Line: ON
The Synapse trend filter is one of the defining features of the strategy.
It combines EMA-based trend calculations with ATR-based volatility adjustments to establish a directional market bias.
When the Synapse is bullish, the strategy permits qualifying long entries.
When the Synapse is bearish, the strategy permits qualifying short entries.
The Synapse can also trigger exits when the trend reverses.
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07 | OPTIONAL ENTRY ENGINES
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Entry Engine: Confluence Transition
Enable Entry Engine Gate: ON
Any Mode: Trend Continuation: ON
Any Mode: EMA Pullback: ON
Any Mode: Donchian Breakout: ON
Any Mode: Breakout Retest: ON
Any Mode: RSI Reversal: ON
Any Mode: Synapse Flip: ON
Retest Maximum Bars After Breakout: 5
Retest Tolerance: 0.35 ATR
RSI Oversold Cross: 30
RSI Overbought Cross: 70
The recommended entry engine is Confluence Transition.
The strategy looks for a fresh transition into a qualifying confluence state rather than repeatedly entering whenever the same conditions remain true.
Although the six alternative Any Mode engines are enabled in the settings, they are only combined when the Any Enabled Engine selection is active.
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08 | OPTIONAL MARTINGALE
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Enable Martingale: ON
Size Multiplier After Loss: 2
Absolute Maximum Contracts: 2
Maximum Consecutive Size Increases: 2
Reset Martingale at New 18:00 Session: ON
Reset on Breakeven Trade: ON
Count Net Trade Profit After Fees: ON
MARTINGALE POSITION-SIZING SEQUENCE:
Initial Trade: 1 MNQ
Following a Losing Trade: 2 MNQ
Following Another Losing Trade: Remain at 2 MNQ Maximum
Following a Winning Trade: Reset to 1 MNQ
New Overnight Session: Reset to 1 MNQ
Unlike unrestricted martingale systems, the Synapse Super Scalper cannot continually double contract size.
The maximum position size is capped at two MNQ contracts.
This provides a limited loss-recovery mechanism without permitting the exponential position escalation associated with traditional martingale systems.
However, the two-contract position still carries twice the dollar exposure of a one-contract position for an equivalent market movement.
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WHAT IS THE SYNAPSE SUPER SCALPER?
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The Synapse Super Scalper is a specialized, systematic futures trading strategy designed specifically for scalping the Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contract (MNQ) on the 10-minute chart.
Its primary objective is to capture relatively small, repeatable price movements throughout the overnight futures session while managing risk through multiple layers of technical confirmation, trend detection, position sizing, and session-level profit and loss controls.
Rather than attempting to predict large market moves, the strategy seeks to identify shorter-term opportunities that align with its prevailing Synapse trend.
The system combines six active technical confluences, a proprietary-style ATR/EMA trend mechanism, selectable entry engines, protective stops, and a controlled two-contract martingale system.
The strategy is designed around a $250 overnight profit objective and a $700 daily loss threshold.
Its emphasis is on selective entries, relatively small profit targets, controlled position sizing, and disciplined overnight execution.
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WHY THE SYNAPSE SUPER SCALPER IS UNIQUE
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1. SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED FOR OVERNIGHT MNQ TRADING
Most scalping strategies are designed around the volatility of the regular U.S. stock market session.
The Synapse Super Scalper takes a different approach.
It is configured to operate across the overnight futures session, beginning at 6:00 PM Eastern and ending at 5:00 PM Eastern the following day.
This schedule aligns with the standard CME equity-index futures trading day.
It allows the strategy to participate in evening trading, Asian market hours, European market hours, and the following U.S. trading day.
The strategy's overnight structure also allows it to reset its daily profit targets, loss limits, martingale sizing, and trade counts at the beginning of each new futures session.
Historical testing identified Sunday evenings as a particularly weak period for this strategy.
Consequently, the recommended configuration disables Sunday evening trading and enables Monday through Thursday evening sessions.
2. OPTIMIZED THROUGH HISTORICAL TESTING FOR 10-MINUTE MNQ CANDLES
The strategy has been developed and refined using historical MNQ data on the 10-minute timeframe.
Ten-minute candles provide a balance between responsiveness and signal stability.
Shorter timeframes can generate excessive noise and frequent directional changes.
Longer timeframes may reduce trading opportunities and delay entry signals.
The 10-minute chart provides sufficient structure for evaluating momentum, trend direction, candle conviction, and confluence transitions while still producing multiple potential scalping opportunities throughout an overnight session.
This timeframe is the recommended configuration based on historical optimization, although its superiority over other timeframes has not been independently established through out-of-sample testing.
3. ADVANCED SYNAPSE TREND DETECTION
The Synapse trend mechanism is one of the central components of the strategy.
It combines exponential moving average calculations with Average True Range measurements to create a volatility-adjusted directional trend line.
The Synapse responds to changing market conditions and establishes whether the strategy should favor bullish or bearish opportunities.
When the Synapse indicates an upward trend, qualifying long entries are permitted.
When it indicates a downward trend, qualifying short entries are permitted.
This helps prevent the strategy from repeatedly entering positions that conflict with its prevailing trend assessment.
The Synapse also functions as an exit mechanism.
When the trend changes direction, the strategy can close an existing position rather than waiting for its full stop loss or take profit.
This adds another level of trade management beyond conventional fixed-target scalping systems.
4. MULTIPLE TECHNICAL CONFIRMATIONS
The Synapse Super Scalper does not depend on one indicator or a single crossover.
Instead, it uses a multi-confluence framework to evaluate several aspects of market behavior.
The recommended configuration enables six technical confirmations:
EMA Fast / Slow Alignment evaluates the prevailing trend.
RSI Momentum measures directional momentum strength.
MACD Histogram evaluates momentum direction.
ADX Trend Strength measures directional trend conviction.
Candle Body / ATR evaluates the strength of individual candles relative to volatility.
EMA Slope evaluates whether the shorter-term trend is rising or falling.
A minimum of three confirmations is required for a qualifying entry.
This approach attempts to reduce low-quality trades while retaining sufficient opportunities to pursue the overnight profit objective.
5. FRESH CONFLUENCE TRANSITION ENTRIES
Another important feature is the Confluence Transition entry engine.
Instead of repeatedly entering whenever a set of indicators remains favorable, the strategy looks for a fresh transition into a qualifying confluence state.
This helps avoid unnecessary repeated entries during extended periods when the same indicators remain aligned.
The strategy also uses a five-bar entry cooldown.
On the recommended 10-minute chart, this requires at least 50 minutes between qualifying entry bars.
Together, these features are intended to reduce overtrading and encourage more selective entries.
6. CONTROLLED MARTINGALE POSITION SIZING
The strategy incorporates a limited martingale mechanism designed to increase position size after a losing trade.
It begins with one MNQ contract.
Following a loss, the next qualifying trade may increase to two MNQ contracts.
Following a profitable trade, the strategy resets to its initial one-contract position.
The system cannot exceed two MNQ contracts, regardless of the number of consecutive losses.
This is a significant distinction from traditional martingale systems that may continue doubling position sizes after repeated losses.
The purpose is to provide a limited recovery mechanism while restricting the maximum number of contracts.
Nevertheless, martingale sizing does not eliminate risk or create an inherent statistical advantage. It increases exposure after losses and can magnify drawdowns during unfavorable market conditions.
7. MULTIPLE LAYERS OF RISK MANAGEMENT
The Synapse Super Scalper incorporates several independent protective mechanisms.
Individual Trade Stop Loss:
100 Nasdaq points.
Individual Trade Take Profit:
40 Nasdaq points.
Synapse Reversal Exit:
An open trade may be closed when the Synapse indicates a change in trend direction.
Overnight Profit Lock:
The strategy attempts to stop trading after reaching its configured $250 profit threshold.
Overnight Loss Lock:
The strategy attempts to stop trading after reaching its configured $700 loss threshold.
Maximum Trades:
No more than 12 entries per overnight session.
Entry Cooldown:
Five bars between entries.
Maximum Position Size:
Two MNQ contracts.
Session Flatten:
Positions are configured to close at the end of the trading session.
Optional Exclusion Window:
Selected periods can be excluded from new entries, with an option to flatten existing positions.
These controls are intended to reduce unnecessary trading and manage exposure.
They are not guarantees against losses exceeding the configured limits.
8. ADAPTABLE ENTRY AND EXIT SYSTEM
The strategy includes multiple selectable entry engines, including:
Confluence Transition
Trend Continuation
EMA Pullback
Donchian Breakout
Breakout Retest
RSI Reversal
Synapse Flip
It also offers several exit-management approaches, including static stops, ATR trailing stops, EMA trailing stops, combined trailing methods, breakeven management, and Synapse reversal exits.
This flexibility allows traders to experiment with different entry and exit configurations without rebuilding the strategy.
The recommended configuration uses Confluence Transition entries with static protective stops and targets, along with Synapse reversal exits.
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WHY THE STRATEGY STARTS AT 6:00 PM
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The 6:00 PM Eastern session start is intentional.
CME equity-index futures operate on a trading schedule that generally begins at 6:00 PM Eastern and concludes at 5:00 PM Eastern the following day, with a daily maintenance break.
By aligning the strategy with this schedule, each overnight trading session receives its own independent trading cycle.
At the beginning of the new session, the strategy can reset:
Overnight profit tracking
Overnight loss tracking
Maximum entry count
Martingale position sizing
Session trading eligibility
This structure allows the system to pursue its daily profit objective without carrying the previous session's profit and loss limits into the new session.
It also allows the strategy to participate in overnight market movements that occur outside regular U.S. stock market hours.
Although the system is described as an overnight scalper, its allowed session extends into the following U.S. trading day until 5:00 PM Eastern.
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HISTORICAL BACKTESTING PERFORMANCE
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The following statistics come from a previously analyzed MNQ backtest covering April through October 2026, with Sunday evening trading excluded.
These are historical results from the earlier trade export, not a newly verified backtest of every exact setting listed above.
Total Net Profit: $22,879.50
Total Overnight Sessions: 120
Profitable Overnight Sessions: 101
Losing Overnight Sessions: 19
Profitable Session Percentage: 84.2%
Completed Trades: 607
Winning Trades: 453
Losing Trades: 154
Individual Trade Win Rate: 74.6%
Profit Factor: 1.84
Average Overnight Profit: $190.66
Median Overnight Profit: $253.50
Best Overnight Session: +$1,254.50
Worst Overnight Session: -$512.50
Average Trades per Session: 5.06
Longest Consecutive Losing-Session Streak: 2
Sessions Finishing at or Above $250: 64
Sessions Finishing at or Below -$800: 0
The session threshold statistics reflect final realized session P&L and do not necessarily indicate whether a threshold was touched intranight.
MONTHLY HISTORICAL RESULTS
April: +$2,833.00
May: +$3,737.00
June: +$4,500.00
July: +$2,971.00
August: +$2,542.50
September: +$3,018.50
October: +$3,277.50
Total: +$22,879.50
All seven months in this historical sample finished profitable.
HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE BY OVERNIGHT STARTING DAY
Monday:
30 Sessions
2 Losing Sessions
6.7% Losing-Session Rate
Total Profit: +$6,483.00
Tuesday:
30 Sessions
4 Losing Sessions
13.3% Losing-Session Rate
Total Profit: +$6,508.00
Wednesday:
30 Sessions
8 Losing Sessions
26.7% Losing-Session Rate
Total Profit: +$4,313.50
Thursday:
30 Sessions
5 Losing Sessions
16.7% Losing-Session Rate
Total Profit: +$5,575.00
Sunday evening trading was excluded from this backtest.
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HISTORICAL PATHS TO $3,000 PROFIT
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The strategy was also evaluated to determine how many consecutive overnight sessions were required to accumulate $3,000 in historical realized profit.
Five representative historical paths were identified.
Fastest Historical Path:
8 Overnight Sessions
Favorable Historical Path:
14 Overnight Sessions
Median Historical Path:
17 Overnight Sessions
Difficult Historical Path:
20 Overnight Sessions
Slowest Observed Completed Path:
27 Overnight Sessions
These calculations were based on historical session results and do not guarantee that a trading account would satisfy prop-firm drawdown or consistency requirements.
They also do not represent a prediction of future performance.
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WHAT THE SYNAPSE SUPER SCALPER IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH
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The Synapse Super Scalper is designed to pursue relatively small, repeatable gains through systematic trading rather than relying on occasional large market moves.
Its primary objectives are:
1. Identify favorable short-term trading opportunities using multiple technical confirmations.
2. Trade in the direction of the prevailing Synapse trend.
3. Capture relatively small price movements using predefined profit targets.
4. Limit unnecessary entries through fresh confluence requirements and entry cooldowns.
5. Use controlled position sizing beginning with one MNQ contract and increasing to a maximum of two MNQ contracts following losses.
6. Pursue a $250 overnight profit objective.
7. Apply a $700 overnight loss threshold.
8. Avoid historically weaker Sunday evening trading sessions.
9. Automatically manage entries, exits, stops, targets, and overnight trading restrictions.
10. Provide a systematic framework that can be backtested, evaluated, and refined over time.
The overall strategy emphasizes consistency, selectivity, disciplined execution, and predefined risk management.
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IMPORTANT RISK CONSIDERATIONS
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The Synapse Super Scalper is a backtested futures trading strategy and does not guarantee profits.
Futures trading involves substantial financial risk.
The strategy's $250 profit target and $700 loss limit are intended trading thresholds rather than guaranteed realized outcomes.
Because the strategy operates using 10-minute candles, market conditions can change significantly between calculations.
Slippage, commissions, liquidity conditions, order-processing delays, and differences between historical and live execution can affect actual performance.
The martingale feature increases position size following losing trades and therefore increases exposure during recovery attempts.
The historical backtest statistics do not establish that the strategy will perform similarly in future markets.
Additional forward testing, out-of-sample validation, and evaluation of intranight drawdowns are recommended before live deployment.
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SUMMARY
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The Synapse Super Scalper v6.3 is a specialized overnight MNQ futures trading system developed around the 10-minute timeframe.
It combines an ATR/EMA-based Synapse trend filter, six active technical confluences, fresh confluence transition entries, fixed individual trade targets and stops, controlled martingale sizing, and session-level profit and loss management.
The strategy begins with one MNQ contract and may increase to two MNQ contracts after a loss, with an absolute maximum of two contracts.
It operates Monday through Thursday evenings, beginning at 6:00 PM Eastern, and is configured to flatten positions at the conclusion of each overnight futures session.
Its primary objective is to pursue $250 in profit per overnight session while using a $700 loss threshold and multiple layers of trade management.
Historical testing has produced encouraging results, including an 84.2% profitable-session rate and $22,879.50 in net profit across 120 overnight sessions in the previously analyzed sample.
The Synapse Super Scalper is intended to provide a systematic, configurable approach to overnight MNQ scalping through trend confirmation, selective entries, controlled position sizing, and disciplined session-based risk management.
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