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Tuesday September 30, 2025 In a recent AM Briefing, professional trader Micros Trader outlined five counterintuitive strategies for improving discipline in futures trading. The habits emphasize slowing down, introducing friction into the trading process, and focusing on internal accountability to curb impulsive decisions. Notably, the briefing highlights that disciplined traders often skip “good-looking” trades if they fall outside a well-defined plan. These insights underscore a growing shift in trading strategy—from speed-driven tactics to process-driven consistency. ☀️ AM BRIEFING Introduction: The High-Speed Trap The common perception of a successful trader is someone making rapid-fire, split-second decisions, glued to the screen as markets whip back and forth. This image suggests that speed is the key to profitability—that the fastest click wins. However, this high-speed approach is often a trap, leading to impulsive entries and emotional exits. The rea...

Monday September 29, 2025 The ES Emini market displayed aggressive bullish behavior in Monday’s session, with prices advancing sharply from the Sunday open and targeting the all-time high as a key price magnet. Micros Trader advised against short positions and emphasized the importance of retaining a “runner” contract to capitalize on potential large-scale moves. Psychological discipline and patience were framed as more critical to long-term success than technical expertise, with emotional lapses identified as the primary cause of trading failure. The session also outlined upcoming economic data that may contribute to heightened market volatility throughout the week. ☀️ AM BRIEFING Opening Remarks Micros Trader begins the AM Briefing by highlighting the dominant bullish momentum in the ES Emini futures market for Monday, September 29th. The sentiment is decisively optimistic, described with the phrase “up, up, and away.” Traders are strongly cautioned agains...

Sunday September 28, 2025 📈 Read The Full ES Trade Plan ☀️ REVIEW A Recap of Today's Price Action & Setups: Watch video for the best ES Emini setups last week and important levels going into this week.    TRADE OF LAST WEEK The Battle Plan (2️⃣) short from Tuesday. 115 point move. We typically get one 100-pointer each week. Which is a reminder to... ALWAYS keep a runner back because we NEVER know which entry it will be.  FREE LIVE STREAMS: Tuesday AM Live Stream on YouTube. ⚡ Plus, I go live with surprise “Pop-Up Live Streams” at any time. Hit the notification bell 🛎️ on YouTube so you never miss one. Get Notified STRONG LEVELS: Version: 9.28 (Sunday's Date) 7-Day Trial Members : See "Price Map" below for locations.  🛡️ TOMORROW'S BATTLE PLAN 📈 Read The Full ES Trade Plan 📚 RESOURCES FOR FUTURES TRADERS ▶️ Free "Futures Foundations...

Friday September 26, 2025 In Friday’s AM Briefing, a professional futures trader outlined a calm, structured approach to volatile markets, emphasizing discipline over impulse. The trader began the session with a spiritual devotional moments before key economic data, using it as a tool to regulate emotions. He stressed the importance of executing disciplined exits and recognizing reaction zones rather than trying to call tops or bottoms. The session provided a detailed live analysis of market structure, along with a missed trade that highlighted the value of sticking to a well-defined plan over chasing fills. ☀️ AM BRIEFING Opening Remarks Welcome to the AM Briefing video presented by MicrosTrader.com, where together we trade better. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the AM Briefing for Friday, the final Friday of September. Tip of the day: exit. It's always a good idea to know where price is going to bounce back in your face — that's a great pl...

Wednesday September 24, 2025 A professional trader emphasized patience, structure, and conviction as the cornerstones of trading success in a recent AM Briefing. He argued that closing trading platforms between setups curbs impulsive actions and raises win rates. Reviewing market structure, he noted that breaking a prior day’s low does not confirm bearish control unless prices close beneath it. Finally, he urged traders to treat rules as firm convictions rather than flexible guidelines, framing discipline as the ultimate defense against market volatility. ☀️ AM BRIEFING Introduction For many traders, the daily market open triggers an overwhelming pressure to take action. The constant stream of price fluctuations, news alerts, and expert opinions creates a sense of urgency, compelling them to react, chase, and press buttons. While this activity may feel productive, it often leads to impulsive decisions, emotional exhaustion, and mounting losses. What if th...

Tuesday September 23, 2025 📈 Read The Full ES Trade Plan ☀️ TODAY'S SETUPS A Recap of Today's Price Action & Setups: " This is the most likely of trades, IMHO" Battle Plan (2️⃣) played out 14 hours after being posted. I attempted to enter this short but missed my limit order by a single point - oh well, next setup. We wait. As mentioned on Zoom/YouTube, I was more interested in "Trap The Trader" longs below. We almost made it to (4️⃣)  but not quiet. We got stuck between two Strong Levels.   Smash that ❤️ above.  In yesterday's Battle Plan I wrote, "(2️⃣) This is an aggressive short. I want to see a very nice bounce off the 44.50 area first... then a flush. This is the most likely of trades, IMHO - we shall see. All shorts are small and aggressive trade management." Trade Idea (2️⃣) Paid Well. If you got an entry, very nice laddering and easy trade management. You were gifted two protection layers ...

Tuesday September 23, 2025 Tuesday’s AM Briefing by Micros Trader underscores the dominance of bullish momentum in ES futures, with market conditions described as a parabolic uptrend. Despite the absence of tradeable setups on Monday, key levels such as single prints remain significant technical markers. The highest-probability strategy remains identifying long opportunities, particularly through "trap the trader" setups, while counter-trend shorts are limited and rule-bound. Emphasizing trader discipline, the briefing reframes success as faithfulness to trading rules rather than profit or loss, reinforcing the stewardship principle as foundational to long-term performance. ☀️ AM BRIEFING Opening Remarks Micros Trader begins today’s AM Briefing with an overview of the current market conditions in the E-mini S&P 500 (ES) futures. The primary characterization of the market is a powerful and sustained uptrend — a "parabolic move to the north....

Monday September 22, 2025 📈 Read The Full ES Trade Plan ☀️ TODAY'S SETUPS 📈 Read The Full ES Trade Plan ☀️ TODAY'S SETUPS 🛡️ TOMORROW'S BATTLE PLAN 📈 Read The Full ES Trade Plan 📚 RESOURCES FOR FUTURES TRADERS ▶️ Free "Futures Foundations Course" ▶️ Become A Member: ES MES Futures Trading Room ▶️ Zoom Pass: Join Us Live For a Day ▶️ YouTube Community Updates ▶️ Trader Meditations: Journaling Software for Futures Traders ▶️ Battle Plan: Get Tomorrow’s Entries Tonight. 🛡️ TOMORROW'S BATTLE PLAN 📈 Read The Full ES Trade Plan 📚 RESOURCES FOR FUTURES TRADERS ▶️ Free "Futures Foundations Course" ▶️ Become A Member: ES MES Futures Trading Room ▶️ Zoom Pass: Join Us Live For a Day ▶️ YouTube Community Updates ▶️ Trader Meditations: Journaling Software for Futures Traders...