Reading Nasdaq Futures in Bulenox Scalper Mode – December 30, 2025

Hello prop firm trader. This is Bulenox Trader.
We’re back with a new scalping analysis.

So, what happened on December 30, 2025, during the New York session, on Nasdaq futures (NQ)?

I’m going to break down a real opportunity observed on the futures markets, within a scalping framework using the Bulenox Prop Firm.

The idea remains the same: establish a clear read, build the reasoning step by step, and show what the market actually offered that day.

Initial context – Nasdaq futures | December 30, 2025 | 5-min timeframe

Nasdaq futures NQ 5-minute chart from December 30, 2025 showing a range context with flat moving averages before identifying an exploitable bias in a Bulenox prop firm framework

My market read starts around 06:50 (UTC-5).
I deliberately begin with the 5-minute timeframe. It’s optimal for my scalping and allows me to smooth out noise while identifying the overall regime.

On the 5-minute chart, you can observe that:

• moving averages are flat
• price oscillates around the baseline moving average
• moves are short and disorganized

Directional clarity is weak.
We observe rotations, back-and-forth action, with no continuity.

At this stage, the 5-minute chart does not allow for defining an exploitable bias.
We are clearly in a range, unusable as it stands.

So I move to a more appropriate timeframe.

Switch to 15 minutes – Emergence of bearish dynamics

Nasdaq futures NQ 15-minute chart from December 30, 2025 illustrating a bearish dynamic below EMA 100 and EMA 210 in a Bulenox prop firm context

With the 5-minute showing its limits, I switch to the 15-minute timeframe.

This is where the information appears.

By observing the chart, we can see that starting from December 29, the previous day:

• moving averages begin to align progressively to the downside
• price organizes below the averages
• an emerging bearish dynamic starts to form

This is not a mature trend.
It’s the beginning of a shift, readable only on this timeframe.

Moving average interaction on the 15-minute chart

On this timeframe, an important point emerges.

As you can see on the image, the 100 moving average (blue) has already been worked:

• two price returns
• visible reactions
• no bearish continuation

This level is no longer a priority.
It has lost its untouched character.

On the other hand, the baseline moving average (yellow):

• has not yet been impacted
• is located above price
• aligns with the emerging bearish dynamic

This EMA 210 also corresponds to the previous US session high, materialized by a clean zone on the chart (white band).

The area of interest is defined.

Dedicated zone and execution conditions

At this stage, the plan is clear.

I do not act as long as:

• price has not reached the 15-minute EMA 210 zone
• the 15-minute bias remains bearish
• the 5-minute chart does not contradict the read

I do not try to anticipate timing.
I let the market come back.

The market is fractal.
The 5-minute structure fits within the 15-minute structure.
The decision never comes from the 5-minute alone.

Price return and execution on the 1-minute chart

Several hours later, around 09:50 (UTC-5), price returns precisely to the defined zone.

From this actual contact, I drop to the 1-minute timeframe, solely for execution timing.

On the 1-minute chart:

• price works the zone
• bullish continuation fails
• a first rejection appears

The entry is deliberately not perfect.

I choose to enter short around 25,760, after confirmation of the rejection, in line with the bias established on the 15-minute chart.

Exit of the move

The last low of the move is located around 25,725.

I choose a conservative exit, just above it:

• 25,730

The market then develops the expected move.
The structure remains clean all the way to the exit zone.

The exploited range is approximately 30 points.

Concrete impact of the selected move on December 30, 2025

In practical terms, these points do not have the same impact depending on the contract used:

• 3 Nasdaq micros: approximately $180
• 5 micros: approximately $300
• 1 mini Nasdaq: approximately $600

Same read.
Same move.
Different impact depending on exposure.

Conclusion – Reading and discipline with Bulenox Prop Firm

Nasdaq futures NQ 1-minute chart from December 30, 2025 showing a short entry on zone rejection, a directional move, and a secured exit in a Bulenox prop firm context

This December 30, 2025 sequence shows one simple thing.

The read always starts by:

• identifying what the market allows
• then what it does not allow

The 5-minute chart served to confirm the lack of clarity.
The 15-minute chart revealed the gradual shift initiated the previous day.
The key zone was defined before any action.
The 1-minute chart was used only to execute.

The trade did not come from an isolated signal.
It came from a logical process, built over time.

This is exactly the type of sequence I document here, day after day, in scalping mode with the Bulenox Prop Firm.

See you next time. Peace.

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