MES TRADE PLAN

A Recap of Today's Price Action & Setups:

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Battle Plan (1️⃣) 

Battle Plan (1️⃣) activated late last night for a 12-point move. I noted, "Reclaiming the 6950ish Strong Level might be a challenge." and it was.... took multiple attempts. 

As I often say, you can't hold yourself responsible for missing a trade that happens while you're asleep. This one was for our international members... US-based traders were sound asleep.

MES Micros Setup (1️⃣)

 

What About Zoom? What Did I Say Over and Over Today?

From the Zoom transcript:

• "Do not trade this."
• "I will not be trading it. I will not be trading. I'm not trading right now. I'm going to watch for the fascination of price action."
• "Stand down. Don't trade this. Don't trade this."
• "I think the review is gonna be super easy today. Three 15-point candles, don't trade."
• "Don't trade this."
• "Stand down."
• "You know, earlier I said the most valuable thing I can tell you to do is don't trade this."
• "Do not let yourselves get hurt."
• "I absolutely will not be trading."
• "Just don't trade today."
• "And the absolute best trading strategy right now is not to trade."
• "I wouldn't trade this with your paper trading account. You know what I mean? I wouldn't even want to hurt your paper trading account."
• "You just can't trade this. Nobody's trade plan has you trading today."
• "This is not tradeable. You need to screenshot that, put it in your journal."
• "That's just not tradeable."
• "No position is a trade. I'm not trading my sanity."

I asked AI to summarize the Zoom transcript. 

Here is what it said:

"The overriding theme of this transcript is knowing when NOT to trade. Throughout this live trading session, you repeatedly emphasized that the market conditions were exceptionally dangerous—with multiple 15-point candles, violent price action that felt like an NFP day, and indices moving in opposite directions (Dow up, NQ down) creating complex chop.

Your core message was clear: discipline means protecting yourself from unfavorable conditions, not forcing trades. You highlighted that being in "no position" is itself a valid trade, and that the smartest traders recognize when the market isn't offering high-probability setups. The session became a masterclass in self-control—watching the market with fascination while consciously choosing to stay out, even when the temptation to chase big moves was present.

You also reinforced that trading in the middle of a range after two expansive days dramatically reduces edge, and that stacking 15-point candles should trigger an automatic "stand down" response in any well-constructed trade plan."

Battle Plan (4️⃣) 

Although it was UGLY PA... and dangerous to trade... Battle Plan (4️⃣) paid.

ES made it to the outlined target too. 30+ Pointer. 

Then, ES ran another 30 points... straight up like a screaming banshee (For the curious: a banshee is a female spirit from Irish mythology known for her blood-curdling, high-pitched scream).

Although it ran 60-points, I am only counting 30 for the ScoreBoard. 

READ THIS: ▶️ No FOMO if you missed it... this was violent, dangerous price action! Even if you sat this one out, it's nice to see it play out as mapped.

Learning to be content when price runs without you is one of the emotional hurdles traders face. It's never easy to watch it go... especially when you mapped it out, waited and waited and waited for it, and then... well... it runs without you.

Not every move is YOUR MOVE on YOUR TERMS.

That said, this is a GREAT EXAMPLE of our Battle Plan System in action!

If we can consistently look for the right trades in the trade locations, the odds of our success are significantly higher - but not guaranteed. 

MES Micro Long Setups

TIP OF THE DAY

Know when not to trade. Our rules of risk management exist to keep the powder dry when better conditions arrive. No one needed to trade this - seriously. 

TRADE OF THE DAY

BATTLE PLAN:

Battle Plan (1️⃣) for 6-10 points. 

Battle Plan (4️⃣) for 30-60 points!

ZOOM:

Do Not Trade This. 

CORE STRATEGY:   (For Full Members)

Do Not Trade This.

SCOREBOARD

Accumulated Points this Week

Battle Plan	Zoom	Core Strategy
276	50	60

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