ES Trade Plan
Friday August 8, 2025
🎧 Today’s Battle Plan Audio
A Recap of Today's Price Action & Setups:
Early in the trading session, I received this private message:
Here’s how it works: When I publish a Battle Plan, it’s active for roughly 24 hours. For example, Wednesday’s Battle Plan covers the overnight session and Thursday’s full RTH session.
If your membership level includes Zoom access, we add new trade ideas live as price action unfolds… while still tracking the original Battle Plan setups.
FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY
OVERNIGHT SESSION
As discussed in the AM Briefing, we were just 1–2 points away from triggering a spectacular overnight Battle Plan long (1️⃣) from last night’s Battle Plan.
Yesterday I wrote:
TOP GREEN trade (1️⃣) would be a solid long targeting the all-time high. I’ll start small here and look to add to the winner using laddering and our Core Strategy.
RTH SESSION
After the strong overnight move, price came RIGHT BACK to the SAME GREEN Battle Plan Long Zone (1️⃣).
Would it bounce again?
We’d already seen a 60-point overnight move. In my experience, the odds drop after such a run… but I trade what’s in front of me, not predictions.
Price eventually reached the “No Man’s Land” box at 6355 and the bottom of (1️⃣) Green Battle Plan Long. See below… clean bounce, easy exit.
After that bounce, on Zoom, we caught a 10-point move… nothing more. Sometimes you get a few points; other times you get 100.
All day the bulls failed to ladder or defend price… so down we went.
Oh well… “There’s always another high-probability trade around the corner.”
We plan. We wait. We execute. Repeat.
HOW FAR WILL PRICE RUN?
I don't know. You don't know. Gandalf doesn’t know. Even the Eye of Sauron can’t see that far ahead.
All we can do is manage risk, take profits on initial contracts, and keep a runner… just in case.
You must be comfortable with this uncertainty.
So, what’s the only true certainty in trading… the one thing you can actually control?
KEY IDEA:
RISK is the ONLY thing YOU control.
Control risk like a professional trader… or the market will control you. And the market punishes those who can’t.
Either master risk, or pay tuition to those who have.
Read Risk Rules.
Once price entered the “No Man’s Land” box (under 6355), there was little left to do. We stayed put.
My next potential trade? Wait for the next Battle Plan longs below (2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣)… or, if we ladder back into the GREEN Battle Plan long zone (1️⃣) above 6363–6365, I might trade it again.
WAITING FOR A TRADEKEY IDEA:
Waiting between trades is one of the most dangerous times for a trader. Guard yourself.
NUMBER ONE: Close your trading platform. It’s hard to make a bad trade… or “accidentally” enter one… when it’s closed.
I’d rather miss a trade than get into trouble out of boredom. The market isn’t here to entertain you. Bored button-pressing ends badly. 🧨
Walk away. Set alerts. Take a break… walk, clean the garage, hit some golf balls, nap… you get the idea.
TRADE LOCATION IS KEY
Knowing your ideal trade location is half the battle… knowing exactly where you want to engage price.
Wait for those zones… with your platform closed.
The Battle Plan is meant to bring calm and clarity by highlighting reaction zones. Paired with our Core Strategy, it’s a perfect match.
TRADE OF THE DAY
We had a couple of 10-pointers in our group. Nothing to “write home to mama” about… but smalls add up.
That said, 10–50 points a day is a reasonable daily goal in my book.
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