NQ & ES  Premarket Comment Friday 24-10-2025Good morning everyone.
Today we are operating within a Premium Zone. After witnessing price extend beyond the indices’ all-time highs (ATHs), our focus now shifts exclusively to short opportunities, should they arise. 
We’re trading within an extended upper range where only short setups make sense following the market’s open.
It’s TGIF Strategy mode today — the goal is to target lower clusters/liquidity zones and aim for a weekly close below the highs. Our key objectives are the internal liquidity pools, fair value gaps (FVGs), and most importantly, the mean line (equilibrium point).
Stay disciplined and patient. When price aligns with your personal model’s rules and confirms your bias — execute the short. If confirmation doesn’t come, do nothing. Let the market deliver its lessons.
See you later in the final commentary of the week.
PF
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NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 10/24/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQZ2025  
- PR High: 25303.00
- PR Low: 25276.00
 - NZ Spread: 60.5
Key scheduled economic events:
08:30 |  CPI (Core|MoM|YoY)
09:45 | S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
 - S&P Global Services PMI
10:00 | New Home Sales
AMP Futures temporarily setting US Equity Indices Margins to 25% for expected volatility spike for U.S. Economic News Releases
Session Open Stats (As of 12:55 AM)
- Session Open ATR: 385.77
- Volume: 20K
- Open Int: 284K
- Trend Grade: Long
- From BA ATH: -0.2% (Rounded)
Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges)
- Long: 26020
- Mid: 23571
- Short: 21939
Keep in mind this is not speculation or a prediction. Only a report of the Power Range with Fib extensions for target hunting. Do your DD! You determine your risk tolerance. You are fully capable of making your own decisions.
BA: Back Adjusted
BuZ/BeZ: Bull Zone / Bear Zone
NZ: Neutral Zone
NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 10/23/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQZ2025  
- PR High: 25059.50
- PR Low: 25000.25
 - NZ Spread: 132.25
Key scheduled economic events:
08:30 | Initial Jobless Claims
10:00 | Existing Home Sales
Session Open Stats (As of 12:15 AM)
- Session Open ATR: 396.82
- Volume: 31K
- Open Int: 281K
- Trend Grade: Long
- From BA ATH: -1.1% (Rounded)
Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges)
- Long: 26020
- Mid: 23571
- Short: 21939
Keep in mind this is not speculation or a prediction. Only a report of the Power Range with Fib extensions for target hunting. Do your DD! You determine your risk tolerance. You are fully capable of making your own decisions.
BA: Back Adjusted
BuZ/BeZ: Bull Zone / Bear Zone
NZ: Neutral Zone
Forty Thousand Foot ViewCharles Payne recently said his favorite pattern is a Cup & Handle pattern. His guest agreed.
I use a chart like this to get the big picture. I want to emphasize several things.
1.Cup 1 is huge. It said, "Here is a foundation for building upon." You can see how it has fulfilled that bold statement and how strongly it has held fast.
2.Cups 2 & 3 are upside down, cup 3 higher than cup 2. These two cups are saying, "Things are going higher."
3.Cup 4, which is still forming, is saying, "Look here. We are building a new dance stage similar to Cup 1's dance stage and a whole lot of partying is going to happen when it is completed."
4.This is the most important takeaway for you. One Thousand ninety-three points separate the rims of cup 1 and cup 4. With the trading plans I have detailed in prior posts I have traded that 1,093 points many times over and so can you. 
From 9/2 - 10/20 using these plans I grew my account by 44.7%. I'm not at all saying look how great I am. I am saying look what you can do.
Finding a trading plan that works is vital to success. It took me years and thousands and thousands of demo trades and live trades trying to replicate the trade ideas of others that I got from many and varied sources. The results were ever so disappointing. 
One day I said, "Sidgate, you are a fellow of Common Sense. I challenge you to create a trading plan that works."
I took him up on that challenge and I share those results with you.
What's the catch? There has to be a hook here somewhere...
As corny as it may sound - it is indeed more blessed to give than to receive. I have found that as I have shared these plans and charts with you my trading results have improved. I don't think that would have happened had I not spent so many hours examining every little detail of my charts and trading plans in order to clearly communicate them to you.
I know I've made typos and simple math errors along the way. When I go back and see them, I cringe. Hopefully, you can learn despite those cringeworthy events.
Again, this is a 40,000-foot view. A very important view. For all entries and exits I use a 5-minute chart and 5-minute cups & handles. The 5-minute chart sure can get busy. I am very thankful Trading View gives us the option to hide drawings.
Just a little aside - today's low, the place where it bounced, was almost exactly on one of the handles of a 5-minute cup. 
I am still a work in progress...
NQ Red boxes are the last 3 days
then I marked the 4hr trends and levels in orange before the 1hr levels in yellow. 
I finished off with 15min blue levels and 1 green 5min level cause it was so clear and backed by 4hr trends. 
The last 15min support level looks too good to pass up. I wonder when it will be visited. 
ATH RANGE TRADINGTODAYPlanning to trade the local range today, buy low sell high, it can be this easy.  With luck it will break the pendant in the direction i am holding for the higher time frame trade.  
Hopium is we rotate several more times in this range for distribution with a final big push up to squeeze shorts.  
NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 10/22/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQZ2025  
- PR High: 25285.50
- PR Low: 25257.75
 - NZ Spread: 62.25
No key scheduled economic events
Quick dip and rotation back towards ATH
Session Open Stats (As of 12:15 AM)
- Session Open ATR: 385.15
- Volume: 24K
- Open Int: 290K
- Trend Grade: Long
- From BA ATH: -0.2% (Rounded)
Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges)
- Long: 26020
- Mid: 23571
- Short: 21939
Keep in mind this is not speculation or a prediction. Only a report of the Power Range with Fib extensions for target hunting. Do your DD! You determine your risk tolerance. You are fully capable of making your own decisions.
BA: Back Adjusted
BuZ/BeZ: Bull Zone / Bear Zone
NZ: Neutral Zone
NQ UpdateMFI heading down but RSI is not.  That's a sign of a melt up.
Really odd with that huge gap below.  NFLX earnings don't mean much to futures aside from being 2.77% of the index.  5% drop for 2.77% of the index is 35 points.  NQ is down 37 pts right now.
Market needs big news to drop.  Not sure I see anything on the horizon until Trump talks to China next week.  We'll see tomorrow.
Also, gap direction depends on what Europe does, not NFLX.
NQ is a mess todayOvernight the NQ broke the range and back tested.  PA looks bullish but still not interested in longs outside of scalps opps that may happen.  Heave Vol for current range is at 24919, and will be waiting to short a loss of that. 
On the Volume profile there are untapped previous day above and below.  Above is from the massive dump day last week and is mostly filled, not to interested in that since it will be the wall of worry to climb.  Below is from Friday and could provide an 80% trade, should be easily able to catch 100pts there.
NQ & ES Premarket Comment Tuesday 21-10-2025We’re currently trading in a zone where long setups are off the table, even if some appear to form. Unless clear short opportunities emerge, we’ll stay completely out of the market — because this is what builds discipline and consistency, the core pillars of longevity in this industry.
After the market open, we’ll be patiently waiting to identify strong resistance levels and potential SMT reversal signals before taking any engagement.
PF
Disclaimer: This analysis reflects personal market observations and is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice.
NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 10/21/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQZ2025  
- PR High: 25330.00
- PR Low: 25308.00
 - NZ Spread: 49.0
Re-approaching ATH
No key scheduled economic events
Session Open Stats (As of 12:35 AM)
- Session Open ATR: 398.28
- Volume: 21K
- Open Int: 292K
- Trend Grade: Long
- From BA ATH: -0.2% (Rounded)
Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges)
- Long: 26020
- Mid: 23571
- Short: 21939
Keep in mind this is not speculation or a prediction. Only a report of the Power Range with Fib extensions for target hunting. Do your DD! You determine your risk tolerance. You are fully capable of making your own decisions.
BA: Back Adjusted
BuZ/BeZ: Bull Zone / Bear Zone
NZ: Neutral Zone
Support and ResistanceChoppy markets make messy charts. This is my usual S/R chart. The focus at the moment is the 10/07 prior vpoc. Right now, it is holding up as support. More or less clear sailing to the 25315 vpoc. Everything on here is a support/resistance - BTD areas, vpocs, prior vpocs, pivots, prior day close. Many are predicting choppy markets to continue for a while.
An arsenal of A Pawn for a King trades, Buy the Dip trades, and Pivot trades shine in both a slow grinding up market and in a choppy market. 
Nasdaq on a Tightrope — Breakdown WatchCME_MINI:NQ1! 
Weekly: price keeps hugging the rising trendline; historically it doesn’t get far above it before rolling. Maybe a little upside into the retail box, but I’m be patient for a breakdown weekly close below the trendline = short bias toward 24.0k #NQ #Nasdaq100 #Futures
NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 10/20/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQZ2025  
- PR High: 25099.25
- PR Low: 25039.75
 - NZ Spread: 133.0
No key scheduled economic events
Session Open Stats (As of 12:45 AM)
- Session Open ATR: 391.21
- Volume: 43K
- Open Int: 283K
- Trend Grade: Long
- From BA ATH: -1.1% (Rounded)
Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges)
- Long: 26020
- Mid: 23571
- Short: 21939
Keep in mind this is not speculation or a prediction. Only a report of the Power Range with Fib extensions for target hunting. Do your DD! You determine your risk tolerance. You are fully capable of making your own decisions.
BA: Back Adjusted
BuZ/BeZ: Bull Zone / Bear Zone
NZ: Neutral Zone






















