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ES - September 30th - Daily Trade PlanSeptember 30th - 6:15am EST
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Day 40 — Trading Only S&P Futures | -$2,515 LossDay 40 of Trading Only S&P Futures closes with another red day, down -$2,515.
I started the day with losses from an overnight trade but worked back to breakeven after a few solid setups. Then came the turning point — I bet on structure flipping bullish, set multiple buy-the-dip orders with stops ju
S&P 500 Futures: Trend Intact, Nothing Suggesting a Top YetDaily chart view on ES (S&P 500 Futures) — the trend remains extremely clean with price holding well above the 5, 10, 20, and 50 MAs. Each pullback has been shallow and met with strong buying, confirming that momentum and structure are still fully bullish.
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Day 41 — Trading Only S&P Futures | Beating the WhipsawDay 41 of Trading Only S&P Futures closes green across the board: +$1,866 across all accounts, with +$409 booked on my main account.
The market felt wild today with whipsaw moves all over. Instead of forcing trades, I waited it out and stayed patient near breakeven. Toward the end of the session, I
ES - October 2nd - Daily Trade PlanOctober 2nd - 6:08am EST
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ES - October 3rd - Daily Trading PlanOctober 3rd - 7:22am EST
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ES - Weekly Trading Plan - October 5th-11thOctober 5th - 11:30am EST
We had a great week, and Institutions continued to buy and keep price moving higher. We reached our weekly targets of 6767, 6792, 6801.
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Our weekly low was around 6680 on Wednesday and we reache
Day 39 — Trading Only S&P Futures | -$2,465 DrawdownDay 39 of Trading Only S&P Futures ends with a tough -$2,465 loss.
The morning started strong — I was green on my first three trades with bullish signals at the open. But by 10am, unexpected news about a government shutdown and rate cut doubts shook the market. I got shaken out, lost my morning gai
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Frequently Asked Questions
The current price of Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures is 6,789.00 USD — it has fallen −0.04% in the past 24 hours. Watch Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures price in more detail on the chart.
The volume of Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures is 511.22 K. Track more important stats on the Micro E-mini S&P 500 Index Futures chart.
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 this number is 131.06 K. 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 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. Today its technical rating is 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 technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.