WTI short, +1.0R: trade of the day, 8 October 2026

Trade of the day · 8 October 2026

Of every trade that closed on 8 October 2026, a short on WTI crude oil (WTI) did best: +1.0R, or +9.5 pips.

System G put a sell stop at 89.715, below where the contract was trading, and it filled on 07 Oct 14:45 UTC when price broke through. The stop was 89.620, 9.5 pips away, and that distance is one R on this trade. The target was 87.233. From the earlier signal stream, System G.

It closed at 89.620 on 08 Oct 02:15 UTC, about 12 hours after the fill, for +9.5 pips. It was the only trade that closed that day.

WTI, from 24 candles before the entry to 6 after the exit. The shaded span is the time the trade was open; the dashed lines are its levels. Dates on the axis are UTC.

The trade: WTI, 8 October 2026.
	This trade
Instrument	WTI
System	System G (limit orders)
Direction	Short
Order	Sell stop
Entry	89.715, 07 Oct 14:45 UTC
Stop	89.620
Target	87.233
Exit	89.620, 08 Oct 02:15 UTC, stop
Result	+1.0R
Pips	+9.5
At 2% risk per trade	+2.0% on the account

Risking 2% of the account on it would have made +2.0% on the account.

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