Day 17 — Trading Only S&P Futures | A+ Setup, Done by 10AMWelcome to Day 17 of Trading Only S&P Futures!
Today was all about conviction. I spotted a rare A+ setup: X7 ES buy signals, bullish market structure, and a buy right at MOB support. That kind of alignment doesn’t happen often — so I sized up 3x my usual and went long.
The trade worked perfectly,
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Nq & Es Premarket comment 26-08-2025Good morning everyone,
Price is approaching the equilibrium level, having already entered a daily FVG. For this reason, I will be looking for potential long setups — but only if, after the 09:30 NY open, I see price finding support at this key level below the purple line.
I will wait for proper co
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 looki
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 ful
ES - August 27th - Daily Trade Plan7:15am EST - Daily Trade Plan
Yesterday I wrote the following:
"IF, price can reclaim and clear 6453, we should be able to test 6464, above there we should target 6470, 6482, 6487, 6496, 6508 then 6522, 6547 as my main targets and bulls can still reach 6562, 6581, 6595 if they really want it!"
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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
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
ES (S&P 500 Futures) — Outlook for Thursday, Aug 28Macro Drivers
• Earnings Reports: Watch Best Buy, Dollar General, Ulta Beauty, Marvell, Affirm → consumer + tech sentiment drivers.
Economic Data:
• Q2 GDP (2nd estimate): Consensus ~3.1% YoY. Stronger print = bullish, weaker = bearish.
• Weekly Jobless Claims: Key labor health indicator → sur
VIX Futures Positioning Sends Volatility Smoke SignalsIf real money exposure to the futures market is any guide, the VIX may be at or near a cycle low — implying that higher volatility could be on the horizon for Wall Street. Should a significant catalyst emerge, it could ripple through risk appetite across multiple asset classes.
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