Non-Farm Payrolls: Do You Trade the Print or Let It Pass?NOTE – This is a post on Mindset and emotion. It is NOT a Trade idea or strategy designed to make you money. If anything, I’m posting this to help you preserve your capital, energy and will so you can execute your own trading system with calm, patience and confidence.
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Here are the levels for ES1! that I am watching.
The labels correspond to the probability of hitting based on the condition of passing one level.
For example, ES1! has crossed below 6,784, putting at hit of 6,773 at 85%. If it crosses below that, the
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(You can read last week's trade plan under the related publications section)
Our weekly low was around 6680 on Wednesday and we reache
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There’s currently nothing on the chart sug
ES - October 2nd - Daily Trade PlanOctober 2nd - 6:08am EST
*Before reading this trade plan, IF, you did not read yesterdays, or the Weekly Trade Plan take the time to read it first! (You can see both posts in the related publication section) *
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10:00 ISM Services PMI (third business day @ 10:00).
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ES - October 3rd - Daily Trading PlanOctober 3rd - 7:22am EST
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Frequently Asked Questions
The current price of Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) is 6,911.50 USD — it has risen 0.57% in the past 24 hours. Watch Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) price in more detail on the chart.
The volume of Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) is 26.00. Track more important stats on the Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) chart.
The nearest expiration date for Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) is Jun 18, 2026.
Traders prefer to sell futures contracts when they've already made money on the investment, but still have plenty of time left before the expiration date. Thus, many consider it a good option to sell Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) before Jun 18, 2026.
Open interest is the number of contracts held by traders in active positions — they're not closed or expired. For Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) this number is 53.00. You can use it to track a prevailing market trend and adjust your own strategy: declining open interest for Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) shows that traders are closing their positions, which means a weakening trend.
Buying or selling futures contracts depends on many factors: season, underlying commodity, your own trading strategy. So mostly it's up to you, but if you look for some certain calculations to take into account, you can study technical analysis for Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026). Today its technical rating is strong buy, but remember that market conditions change all the time, so it's always crucial to do your own research. See more of Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures (Jun 2026) technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.