NQ (Nasdaq Futures) – Tuesday Setup 09/09/2025

🧠 Market Context

Weekly Bias: Buy-side liquidity above Friday’s and Monday’s highs remains intact → a natural draw for price.

Daily Bias: Price is consolidating near these highs, suggesting engineered liquidity.

Tuesday Profile (ICT concept): Often prints the high or low of the week. Expect a Judas Swing in the morning session before the real move develops.

🎯 Trading Idea

I expect New York Open (9:30–10:00 NY) to deliver a pump above Monday/Tuesday highs → running buy stops (BSL).

After this liquidity grab, look for rejection + Market Structure Shift (MSS) on 5m/15m charts.

That would confirm distribution and set up the short.

✅ Execution Plan

Wait for the Sweep:

Levels to watch: 23,890–23,910 (Friday & Monday highs).

Confirmation:

SMT divergence (ES fails to make new high while NQ takes it).

BOS/MSS on 5m → entry on FVG/OB retracement.

Targets:

TP1 → 23,800 (intra-day liquidity).

TP2 → 23,750 (Weekly Open level).

📌 Key Notes

If price continues bullish above 23,910 without rejection, invalidate the short idea → bias shifts to continuation higher (24,000+).

Otherwise, this is a textbook “Tuesday High of the Week” setup.

✍️ Summary:
I’m anticipating a Judas Swing to the upside at NY Open, taking buy-side liquidity, followed by a reversal into sell-side liquidity at 23,750.