ES/NQ Trade - Complex Execution/Hedge Strategy

Apr 24, 2025

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ES / NQ: Harvesting the Duration Rotation in Micro Size

1. Overview

The tariff drive out of Washington and a quietly persistent bear-steepening in 2s10s (+52 bp today) are forcing a duration rethink inside US equities. Mega-cap tech’s cash-flow duration is suddenly a liability, while cyclicals and financials find tail-winds from a fatter long-end term-premium and reflation chatter. The simplest way to express that tilt is long S&P 500 / short Nasdaq-100 via the micro futures strip.

Rational along with execution and hedge strategy below…..

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