Nq & Es Premarket Comment 29-08-2025Good morning everyone,
I continue to believe that the market maintains a bullish trend, even though we have already reached our previous targets. However, since today is Friday, a day often characterized by unusual reactions, caution is required.
At the market open (09:30 NY time), I will be looking for long opportunities on Nasdaq (NQ), which is currently showing stronger bullish momentum compared to ES and YM. Price has already made a significant retracement and entered a discount zone, so my main focus will be to see whether the support level holds after the open before committing to any long positions.
Wishing everyone a productive and successful session.
⚠️ Disclaimer: This analysis reflects personal market observations and is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice.
ESM2022 trade ideas
ES breakdown, bullish lookfollowing market structure after just making a new high, market corrects and find support to start creating new higher highs on 4h time frame signaling what it seems to be a continuation towards new all time high. bullish outlook for the week,
on the opposite scenario, break bellow 6,460 with a full body 4h candle closing bellow could signal the down trend
ES Analyses (Sep 1–5), Fundamental, Key Zones, SetupsShort holiday week. U.S. cash equities are closed Mon Sep 1 for Labor Day. ES trades a holiday schedule and then normal hours from Tue.  
Key releases (ET):
• Tue Sep 2, 10:00 — ISM Manufacturing (first business day).  
• Thu Sep 4, 8:15 — ADP Employment Report.  
• Thu Sep 4, 8:30 — Weekly jobless claims. 
• Thu Sep 4, 10:00 — ISM Services (third business day). 
• Fri Sep 5, 8:30 — Nonfarm Payrolls (Employment Situation). 
Plan to sit out the first 10 minutes around each print.
Big picture
I’m treating 6512–6516 as the week’s decision zone. Acceptance above it opens 6533–6535 → 6554. Lose 6454 on a confirmed close and the door opens to 6418. While above 6418, I keep a neutral-to-bullish bias. (Levels are from my charts.)
Key levels I’m trading around
Overhead liquidity
• 6501.25 pivot
• 6512–6516 prior supply and decision zone
• 6533–6535 H1 1.272 extension
• 6554 H1 1.618 extension
Support
• 6490 continuation pivot
• 6484 / 6479 micro supports
• 6472 HVN shelf · 6465.25 pivot
• 6456 prior low · 6454 fail-safe
• Guardrail: 6418
Playbook (casual, but A++ rules still apply)
30m trend aligned, 15m momentum-on-structure, 5m close to confirm. Risk 6–8 pts. TP1 ≥15 pts. No trades during data prints.
1) Continuation LONG above 6490
Look for a 15m close above 6490, quick check that bids are holding >6484, then a 5m confirmation to enter 6489–6492.
• SL: ~6485
• TP1: 6506 (+15) → scale
• TP2: 6512–6516, TP3: 6533–6535
• Invalidation: 15m bearish close back under 6484
2) Rejection SHORT at 6512–6516
If we poke the zone and print a 15m bearish close <6508, I want a 5m confirm to work 6508–6514 short.
• SL: 6517–6519
• TP1: 6493–6496 (+15)
• TP2: 6484 → 6472, TP3: 6465 → 6456
• Invalidation: 30m acceptance >6516
3) Breakdown SHORT below 6454
If a 15m bar settles <6454 and retest fails, I’ll use 6454–6457 for entry.
• SL: 6460–6462
• TP1: 6439 (+15)
• TP2: 6418, TP3: 6405–6395
• Invalidation: Swift reclaim >6462
Management notes
Trade windows 9:45–11:30 ET and 13:30–15:30 ET. Scale half at TP1. Move stop to breakeven only after structure breaks or a 15m/30m close through TP1. I don’t add fresh longs straight into 6512–6516 unless we’ve got 30m acceptance.
ES - September 3rd - Daily Trade Plan - UpdateSeptember 3rd - 7:25am EST
I wanted to provide an update on today's levels and what has transpired overnight. Price opened around 6448 and grinded down into the white trendline support. This trendline you can also see on the weekly chart (See Related Publications) and yesterday when we dropped below it, we then retested it at 6423 level, tested again in the afternoon to 6426, and we have then back tested it this evening down to 6426 and rallied from there, broke above the overnight high of 6448 and have come into resistance at 6460.
Couple of things about how I color code my levels.
1. Purple shows the weekly High/Low
2. Red shows the current overnight session High/Low
3. Zoom out on a 4hr, 6hr, chart and you will see a trendline from August 22 Low at 6364 which started the massive move to 6496. It is also the same trendline connecting the August 1st low that rallied to 6508. Both levels created rallies that lasted for 200+ pts. That does not mean we will see another rally like that, unless we can reclaim the weekly high of 6491 and then take it level to level from there.
Our first support down is the 6448 level. A flush and reclaim of this level, should take us higher. Each level in yellow are areas that price could flush, recover and climb level to level. My edge as a trader is to try and take 10pts+ out of the market and generally I am looking to do that by flushing a high-quality level, recover and ride it to the next level.
Immediate Resistances - 6460, 6472, 6476, 6485
Immediate Supports - 6448, 6437, 6426, 6412
Ideally, we need to hold the 6426 level or flush and reclaim quickly. IF, price can't rally above 6476, my lean is we are in the midst of a change in character of price, and I will be looking lower for levels to flush and reclaim.
I will send out an update around 10am.
ES (Sep 3): short pops into 6420–6435; watch JOLTS & Beige BookHTF still skews bearish; intraday bounce stalled into overhead supply. For Wednesday (Sep 3), I’m planning sell-the-pop into 6420–6435 with confirmation. News risk: JOLTS 10:00 ET, Factory Orders 9:00 ET, Fed Beige Book 14:00 ET. ISM Services & ADP are Thursday (not Wed).
HTF bias (top-down)
• Weekly/Daily: Price rolled off the 6.5k zone; momentum flattening; room to probe lower demand in coming sessions.
• 4H/1H: Clean LH→LL sequence; today’s bounce tagged supply, then ranged under it. Bias sell rallies until acceptance above the ceiling.
Key zones I’m using (approx.)
• Supply / short zones: 6420–6435 (NY PM high / intraday OB cluster).
• Hard liquidity / targets below: 6396 → 6378 → 6310–6280 (HTF demand/extension cluster).
• Invalidation / flip line: 6448–6450 (15m/30m acceptance above = stand down shorts; consider flip long on retest).
Numbers reflect my mapping from today’s 30m/15m/5m; execution still needs rulebook confirmation (see below).
A++ setup (primary)
Short the pop into 6420–6435
• Trigger: 15m bearish context plus a 5m bearish close inside the zone (no exceptions).
• Initial stop: 6448 (or last swing high if tighter).
• TPs: TP1 6396 (scale ½) → TP2 6378 → TP3 6310.
• Management: Move stop → BE only after structure break or 15m/30m close through TP1; trail runners by 15m/30m swings.
Flip scenario (only if invalidated)
If we accept above 6448–6450 (15m close + hold), I’ll look long on a retest 6448–6452 toward 6463 → 6476+, provided structure confirms.
Macro calendar (what actually hits Wednesday Sep 3)
• 09:00 — Factory Orders (Jul) (Census M3; FRED calendar lists the release).  
• 10:00 — JOLTS (Jul) (labor demand; BLS schedule). 
• 14:00 — Fed Beige Book (regional conditions; often a volatility nudge). 
ES Analyses, Key Zones, Setups, Bias (08/29)Fundamentals for Fri, Aug 29 (ET)
• 08:30 — Personal Income & Outlays (incl. PCE) for July. Official BEA schedule lists this release for Aug 29, 8:30am. 
• 08:30 — Advance Economic Indicators (Advance Goods Trade Balance, Retail & Wholesale Inventories) — scheduled Aug 29. 
• 09:45 — Chicago PMI (Aug). Usual release time 9:45am; calendars list Aug 29.  
• 10:00 — U. Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Final Aug). Institute notes next data Fri Aug 29 at 10am. 
• Context — Next FOMC: Sep 16–17. Recent Fed commentary leans toward a potential cut dependent on incoming data (e.g., Waller remarks today).  
Implication: 8:30 data can set the day’s bias; 9:45–10:00 can create a second impulse. Use our macro blackout (±10m) rule around these times.
Structure & Bias (multi-TF snapshot)
• HTF (D/4H/1H): constructive uptrend with HH/HL; price is consolidating just under overhead supply.
• LTF (30m/15m/5m): Asia range formed near the highs; New-York PM printed a marginal higher high and stalled.
• Working bias: Neutral-to-bullish above the pivot cluster; flips bearish only on a 15m close back through the pivot (see Zones).
Key Zones (why they matter)
Numbers are rounded to the nearest quarter-point when appropriate.
Overhead supply / breakout gate
1. 6516.75–6523 = AS.H → NYPM.H band (resting liquidity / prior sweep zone). Acceptance above unlocks extensions.
Acceptance / flip cluster (the hinge)
2) 6512.5–6516.75 = Asia range.
3) 6506.75–6508.5 (with PDH ~6507.50) = prior session highs & intraday BOS retest (hard pivot).
→ Hold above = constructive; lose it on a 15m bearish close = momentum shift down.
Supports below (ladder)
4) ~6497 = intraday LL / demand edge.
5) ~6492 = micro shelf / HVN pivot.
6) 6480–6484 = prior NY AM low / prior swing shelf (first deeper magnet).
7) 6468–6472 = prior day range floor cluster (PDL/PMH vicinity) — next hard liquidity.
Upside magnets
• ~6534–6536 = 1h measured move/extension cluster.
• ~6553–6556 = 30m 1.272 ext / HVN edge.
• ~6579–6582 = 1.618 ext / exhaustion pocket.
(All targets respect our “Hard Liquidity first” rule; then extensions.)
A++ Setups (score ≥9 only)
A) Breakout-Acceptance Long (primary)
• Trigger: 30m close above 6516.75, then 15m MOS holds above the box; wait for a 5m confirmation (micro BOS or clean retest that doesn’t reclaim the box).
• Entry zone: 6518–6520 on the retest/impulse continuation.
• Initial SL: 6–8 pts (tightest of: under the 15m trigger bar or below 6512).
• TPs:
• TP1: +15 pts → ~6534–6536 (first hard magnet/extension).
• TP2: ~6553–6556 (next HTF zone).
• TP3 (runner): trail via 15m/30m closes toward ~6579–6582.
• Management: Scale ½ at TP1; move SL→BE only after structure break or 15m/30m close through TP1, then trail by 15m/30m swings.
• Disqualifiers: 15m closes back inside ≤6516 after trigger; macro-print within blackout; clear Liquidity-Wall ≤5 pts above entry that blocks TP1 ≥15 pts.
B) Rejection → Breakdown Short (secondary)
• Trigger path 1 (fade failure): Wick into 6516.75–6523 and a 15m bearish close back inside the box plus 5m confirmation (CHoCH / OB tap).
• Trigger path 2 (momentum break): 15m close below 6506–6508 (PDH/NYAM.H cluster) → 5m retest failure of 6508–6510.
• Entry zone: 6514–6518 (fade) or 6508–6511 (retest short).
• Initial SL: 6–8 pts (above 6521 on fades; above 6516 on retests).
• TPs:
• TP1: ~6492–6495 (≥15 pts and a hard pivot).
• TP2: ~6480–6484 (NY AM shelf).
• TP3: ~6468–6472 (prior range floor); trail by 15m/30m.
• Mandatory (bearish) rule: needs both 15m bearish confirmation and 5m alignment before entry (per protocol).
• Disqualifiers: 30m re-acceptance above 6512.5–6516.75 after entry; macro blackout.
Execution Rules (strict)
• Time windows: 9:45–11:30 ET and 13:30–15:30 ET only.
• Confirmations: 30m trigger → 15m MOS → 5m close; bearish trades require 15m bearish close.
• Risk: SL = min(under 15m trigger bar, 6–8 pts). Daily hard stop −2R; lock day at +3R.
• Targets: TP1 ≥ +15 pts at a Hard Liquidity level; front-run 1–2 pts.
• No trades inside macro blackout windows or if Liquidity-Wall blocks TP1.
S&P 500 (ES1!): Short Term Sells For Longer Term Buys TargetsWelcome back to the Weekly Forex Forecast for the week of Sept 1 - 5th.
In this video, we will analyze the following FX market: S&P 500 (ES1!)
The S&P500 has been strong, but gave a bearish close on Friday. Looking at the Daily, it is easy to see price is retracing lower, perhaps to the +FVG, which is a great place to look for longs once contacted.
Short term sells are permissible, but be mindful the HTFs are bullish.
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ES - September 2nd - Daily Trade PlanSeptember 1st - 5:55pm EST - Overnight Session & Daily Trade Plan
We have a short week with volume picking up moving forward into a seasonally down period. I said on the weekly plan that "Due to low volume on Monday, I do not expect us to get much higher than 6496 in the Monday session, with some headline taking us down Tuesday to 6431 area".
Last night's session our high was 6491.50 and we retested Friday's low around 6459.50. I have put in white a potential bear flag that could continue higher to the 6496.50 level. IF, price does not clear 6505 and hold, we will need to retest the levels below and that could be 6472, 6453 for us to flush and reclaim. Below 6459 and we will need to most likely get out the way and let price flush a few levels, reclaim and back test the 6455-59 zone.
Support levels in yellow that we could flush and reclaim to push higher are as follows:
6455-59, 6450, 6437-40, 6430, 6419, 6411. I believe that 6430 (Last week's low) will give us a good reaction and then 6411 which is the area we broke out from Friday August 22nd. I expect us to have a choppy overnight session with tomorrow's NYSE open giving us direction and hopefully breaking out of this choppy range between 6455- 6496.
I am still bullish above 6390, but a break below this level would be a warning to the current trend.
I will provide an update tomorrow am around 8:30am EST. Check out my Weekly Trade plan in the related publication section to the right.
S&P500: Short-Term Pullback Before Next RallyS&P futures initially slipped yesterday but managed to stabilize soon. Our primary outlook is that the ongoing turquoise wave B will continue to move higher, likely topping out just below resistance at 6,675 points. After that, we expect wave C to drive the index directly into the magenta long Target Zone between 6,082 and 5,650 points, where the low of the wave (4) correction should be established. From there, the impulsive wave (5) is expected to begin, pushing the index above the 6,675 points resistance and completing the broader blue wave (III). Alternatively, there is a 35% chance that the index could break out directly above 6,675 points without first reaching the magenta Target Zone. In this scenario, the index would already be forming the alternative wave alt.(5) in magenta.
Core PCE to Wrap the WeekEquity markets are trending lower to finish out a week that came with a vast slate of earnings and economic data many traders have been waiting for. We saw NVIDIA earnings, GDP, and finished the week today with the Fed’s preferred inflation indicator Core PCE, which came right in line with expectations at 2.9%, which was a slight increase over last month. The Nasdaq is leading the equities lower trading down near 1.4% and the S&P and Russell saw small losses after the S&P hit a new record high this week.
Overall this month, the S&P, Nasdaq, Gold and Silver were able to carve out a new all time high price this month and came off of those levels slightly to finish the week and month out. As it stands now, the market is pricing in a 25-basis point interest rate cut near 85% for the September meeting, so traders will be more concerned about how hawkish or dovish Powell sounds after the report comes out for future rate cuts. Next week, we will get more data on manufacturing, jobs, nonfarm payrolls, and unemployment that could add additional volatility to these markets that have been trending higher as of late.
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Day 20 — Trading Only S&P Futures + Monthly resultsWelcome to Day 20 of Trading Only S&P Futures!
Today’s session was all about patience and letting levels do the work.
I started with the X3DD sell signal, but the move was too fast to size in big. Instead, I waited for price to break under 6485 (yesterday’s level) and added a couple of short positions. Later, I shifted focus to the 6463 bottom support — went long there a few times and those trades worked out great.
By holding discipline and repeatedly trading around these levels, I closed the day with +365.28.
📌 This video is going up a little late — I’ve also asked ChatGPT to analyze my last month of trading data to highlight win rates, patterns, and improvements. That deeper analysis is also in the video.
Here's the prompt
"I have trade data from the last month that I’d like you to analyze. Please perform a detailed data analysis and highlight interesting insights, such as patterns, strengths, weaknesses, and potential improvements in my trading approach. A few important notes about my strategy and data: Risk/Reward: I typically trade using a 2x risk to 1x reward setup. This gives me more flexibility to turn trades into winners and avoid stop-loss hunts. Please calculate the win rate I need to achieve to be profitable with this risk/reward ratio. Trade Grouping: My trade count may appear higher than it actually is because sometimes I enter with multiple contracts and scale out at different price levels. If you see trades with the same entry or exit prices, please group them as a single trade. Analysis Goals: Show win rate, average profit/loss, risk-adjusted return, and drawdowns. Identify what worked well and what didn’t. Highlight any tendencies or biases (e.g., time of day, entry type, asset type). Suggest improvements based on the data. Please make the analysis as practical and data-driven as possible."
📈 Key Levels for Tomorrow:
Above 6480 = Flip Bullish
Below 6460 = Flip Bearish
ES-Weekly Trading Plan - September 1st-5thSaturday August 30th - 10:41am EST
We have a short week with futures open for half day on Monday due to USA Labor Day Holiday. I expect light volume on Monday with price not telling us much until we see institutions at their desks on Tuesday.
I said last week the following - (You can also see this on the related publication section)
"When you look at the 2hr, 4hr, 8hr chart and zoom out, you can see that the trend is up and that we will probably need to digest Friday's rally and most likely chop around ideally above 6468, 6452 levels with 6429 being the lowest level we would want to test. Then we can retest the 6508 level and continue higher this week with 6522, 6547 my main targets with 6596 if bulls really want it.
IF, we lose 6369, my lean is that we will continue lower and a new market trend could be starting to unfold with 6245 the big area for us to hold to stay bullish in the bigger picture."
Recap of last week - 6430 was the low for the week (never get close to 6369) that got bought up on Sunday evening and we rallied up to the 6522 targets by Thursday. My daily trade plan kept us moving higher all week. I did not post Thursday night/Friday as I was off my desk. We are still in a bullish uptrend and until 6369 is lost, we must focus on trend.
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What is the plan for this week? Since Monday is a short session and will be low volume, I will not be trading and will enjoy time with my family. Ideally, I am looking for a pullback down to the 6431 or tag the white trend line and recover the next level above. Due to low volume on Monday, I do not expect us to get much higher than 6496 in the Monday session, with some headline taking us down Tuesday to 6431 or the white trend line (I will have better idea after the close on Monday) and will have more details in my daily trade plan for Tuesday.)
I do believe we can still rally up to 6547, 6563+ this week, but IF, we lose the 6369 level, that would be a big blow to bulls, and it would need to be sharp reclaim back inside the white trendline to keep momentum.
Overall, we should continue up the levels and get to new highs by end of the week. IF, we lose 6369, I will wait for failed breakdowns below at the levels in Yellow. Remember that when ES wants to sell off, it's better to get out the way and let it build a new base. We had buyers step in on Friday at 6455, so any flush and reclaim of that level Monday would be a good setup.
Tuesday Daily Trade Plan will come out after the close on Monday or before the 6pm EST evening session open.
ES - August 28th - Daily Trade PlanAugust 28th - 5:50am EST
Let's review yesterday's trade plan. I try to keep things as simple as possible. If you have been following me, you know that I like to frame my plan by IF statements.
I posted the following yesterday:
"IF, price can reclaim and clear 6489, we should be able to test 6496, above there we should target6508 then 6522, 6547 as my main targets and bulls can still reach 6562, 6581, 6595 if they really want it!
IF, price loses 6478, a quick flush and reclaim will take us longer. Ideally, price does not go any lower than 6464 to keep the bull case moving higher."
What happened? We lost 6478, flushed to 6472, reclaimed and grinded higher into end of day. After the bell we got a massive flush and recovery of guess what? 6472 which was the daily low.
I always like to highlight the current session levels in red with other key levels in Yellow. You can pull up a 30 min chart and see that we have 3 key levels that need to hold today.
Those levels are - 6472, 6485, 6496. Any flush and reclaim of these levels, should take us higher and continue up our target levels for the week of 6522, 6547. Below 6460 and we will need to test 6453, 6430 being the weekly low in purple.
Today is pretty simple, flush and recover one of the 3 levels I mentioned above, and we keep going higher. I will say that 6472 has been tested 3X and I am not sure it will hold next time. Be careful if we are selling hard into this area.
Ideally, we flush down to 6490-93, reclaim 6496 and head higher!
I am off my desk travelling this afternoon and will try to provide an update when I can.
S&P 500 (ES) Nearing Diagonal Wave 5 CompletionOn August 2, the S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ES) pulled back to 6239.50, marking the low of wave 4. Wave 5, now underway, is unfolding as a five-wave diagonal pattern. A defining trait of a diagonal is the overlap between wave ((i)) and wave ((iv)) within its internal structure. From the wave 4 low, wave ((i)) peaked at 6508.75, followed by a retreat to 6362.75, concluding wave ((ii)). The index then resumed its upward trajectory in wave ((iii)), which itself contains a five-wave subdivision. From wave ((ii)), wave (i) reached 6424.25, and a brief dip to 6364 completed wave (ii).
The index climbed again in wave (iii) to 6496.25, with a subsequent pullback in wave (iv) ending at 6430.75. The final leg, wave (v), concluded at 6523, completing wave ((iii)). Wave ((iv)) then unfolded as a zigzag Elliott Wave structure. From wave ((iii)), wave (a) dropped to 6488.75, wave (b) rallied to 6505.75, and wave (c) declined to 6455.5, finalizing wave ((iv)). In the near term, as long as the pivot low at 6363 holds, any dips should find support in a 3, 7, or 11-swing pattern, setting the stage for further upside. This outlook supports continued bullish momentum in the index.
return to proven buyers might be the continuation of trend1->3 : number 3 closes above number 1 ,
this makes number 2 a solid major low in
the local scope and the origin of dominant
volume
3->4 : return to number 2
next ?
* hidden bull rsi and mfi
* testing upside trendline obv and small breaks
* uptrend
*vwap, 1st stand deviation + pulback to vwap
*zone trading 66% chance to reach target above big
red bar = upside bias if they beat that
*poc defending buyers
Long Setup on ES Futures Near Key Support (6360–6365)Looking to initiate a medium- to long-term long position on ES futures around the 6360–6365 zone. After a multi-day pullback, ES is approaching a well-defined support area.
How the price is approaching this level is a great indication of a potential bounce. This type of setup often leads to a strong reaction off key levels.
Entry Zone: 6360–6365
Stop Loss: 6240
Take Profit 1: 6431
Take Profit 2: 6475
The end - 2026 Financial panicSince 2300, I’ve marked a zone and made a personal commitment: no matter what happens in the market, when this zone is approached, I will begin reducing my exposure and carefully exit all financial markets—with extreme caution and tight stop losses.
Yesterday, I received an alert I never expected to see. It signaled the approach of the zone I identified back in 2021 as the escape point—where major crashes are likely imminent and the urge to invest must be resisted.
This zone aligns with the 0.786 trend-based Fibonacci level from the 2009 bottom to the 2020 peak, as well as the April 2020 bottom. It also coincides with the 2.618 and 3.618 Fibonacci extensions from the 2007–2010 cycle, and the 3.618 trend Fibonacci from the 2002–2009 cycle. But that’s not all.
According to Gann’s Square of 9, if you examine closely, you’ll notice that whenever the trend reaches one of its primary or secondary angles since the 2009 bottom, it consistently triggers a significant drop. The end cycle at the 360° angle corresponds to 7926—perfectly aligning with all the previously mentioned Fibonacci zones.
And for those skeptical of technical analysis, consider this: the upcoming year, 2026, is a pivotal year in the Samuel Benner chart developed in 1875 to identify periods of financial disorder. Benner’s chart indicated when to buy, when to sell, and when to expect chaos. Remarkably, it has accurately forecasted major financial crashes over the past 150 years—including the Great Depression, the Dot-Com bust, and the 2020 COVID crash. According to this chart, selling during the crash year and re-entering post-crash has historically led to profitable outcomes with a +-2 Years at a 87.5% accuracy.
When you combine all these signals, it feels reckless not to take them seriously—especially since this marks the end of a cycle measured from 2009. That’s how significant it is.
To those who dismiss technical analysis, this may sound like smoke and mirrors. But for those who’ve seen its power firsthand, the sheer number of confluences here is too substantial to ignore. If I know such big crash may happen - I would be happy to wait 1-2 years on cash and take opportunity of big red markets to buy.
Curious to hear your thoughts on this.
$MES_F $ES_F Trading Range for 9.2.25
Ok, so we are heading into tomorrow after the three day weekend a little bearish. Friday every candle printed red and the 35EMA is above us facing down so definitely look to that as resistance.
30min 200MA underneath us still facing up so we could see a technical bounce there, you can see that extended hours are sitting right on top of that level.
And way at the bottom of the trading range we have the 1hr 200MA - good to know that’s there.
Let’s go, y’all. I have officially been converted into a futures trader so new regular ticker right here.
MES1! WEEK 36 AUG 24TH Looking for MON, TUE, WED to create high of the week at the AUG 29th 6A.M Bearish OB. The Head towards the 3H Equal Lows.
IF price break above the OB then you will need to sit back and reassess. Possibly look for higher prices.
CALANDER EVENT
TUES
-10AM - PMI (HIGH)
WED
-7AM - 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATE (MED)
-9AM - FED SPEACH (MED)
-10AM - JOLT's JOB OPENING (HIGH)
THUR
-10AM - PMI (HIGH)
-12PM - OIL/GAS (MED)
FRIDAY
-8:30AM - NFP / UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
STOCK
Look to place a Put at the time price trades to the 3H OB.
ES (A++) — Intraday Analyses & Setups for Thu, Sep 4, 2025 (ET)We’re parked beneath a well-defined 6468–6475 ceiling. Tomorrow the clean A++ is either: (A) Breakout-acceptance long > 6475 (retest holds), or (B) Rejection short after a test of 6468–6475 that sends price back through 6453 with 15-minute bearish confirmation. TP ladders are mapped to ~6490 / 6501 / 6520 above and ~6432 / 6422 / 6413 below. Trigger-Lock is ON: numbers are frozen once posted.
Weekly/Daily: Pressing prior distribution highs; repeated supply above ~6470–6485; upside extensions show 1.618 ≈ 6489 and 2.000 ≈ 6504 as next magnets.
4H/1H: Recovery from the 6.43k shelf, printing HLs into the ceiling; momentum constructive but unresolved under 6475.
30m/15m: Rangebound day resolved late; resistance band 6468–6475 capped advances; 6453 (Monday Low pivot) is your intraday toggle.
Hard levels to respect
• Ceiling / Trigger band: 6468–6475
• Pivot: 6453 (lose/reclaim toggles bias)
• First downside shelves: 6432–6434, 6422–6425, 6413–6416
• Upside magnets if accepted: 6489–6493, 6501–6505, 6520–6523
A++ Setups
1) Breakout-Acceptance LONG
• Trigger: First 5-minute close > 6475, then a quick retest that holds 6472–6475 (no reclaim < 6470).
• Entry: 6472–6479 on the hold.
• Initial SL: 6466–6468 (≤ 6–8 pts).
• TP1: 6490–6493 (≥ +15 from 6475 → 2.5R with 6-pt risk).
• TP2: 6501–6505
• TP3: 6520–6523
Invalidation: Any 15m close back inside 6468–6475 after acceptance.
2) Rejection-Failure SHORT
• Precondition: Price tests 6468–6475 and rejects.
• Confirm: 15m bearish close < 6466, then a 5m failed retest 6447–6451 (lower high).
• Entry: 6447–6451 on the failed retest.
• Initial SL: 6454–6456 (≤ 6–8 pts).
• TP1: 6432–6434 (≥ +15 from 6449).
• TP2: 6422–6425
• TP3: 6413–6416
Flip: Any 30m acceptance > 6475 cancels shorts and re-arms the long.
Tomorrow’s U.S. calendar (key times, ET)
• ADP National Employment Report: 8:15 am. 
• Initial Jobless Claims: 8:30 am (weekly, DOL). 
• S&P Global U.S. Services PMI (final): 9:45 am (standard PMI schedule). 
• ISM Services PMI: 10:00 am (third business day rule → Sep 4). 
• EIA Weekly Petroleum Status (holiday schedule): 12:00 pm ET (Labor Day shift).