MES Micros Trade Plan #315
Battle Plan
Where To Go Long... Where To Go Short.
TODAY'S REVIEW: ES FUTURES
Congrats Jacky... Passing 5 Evals in Two Trades Trading MES Micros
On Zoom, Jacky posted..."Took that Strong Level bounce. Passed my 5 evals in 2 trades ty George!"
Nice trading and congrats.
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Go "Nowhere" ES Price Action
Well, this AM, ES churned inside the week's Value Area High and Value Area Low — the Strong Level anchoring at the week's POC.
What is that famous saying... Don't diddle in the middle!
One of our traders articulated it perfectly.
Scott wrote, "It's amazing how often that's true. It takes so much less energy waiting for an edge than it does trying to trade the middle and hope it's finally the breakout. Spoiler alert, it never is.... 🙂"
It reminds me of the hit song posted above. :)
Just B-O-R-I-N-G!
BATTLE PLAN 1️⃣
The notes for Battle Plan 1️⃣... "Last stand for bulls before a BIG ole pullback? We shall see. Several entries offered."
We... finally... dipped our toe into the front edge of Battle Plan 1️⃣ with a nice, snappy, reversal back up.
🔥 Battle Plan 1️⃣ kept us hunting the right trade in the right trade location. That matters.
BUT… MES never pulled back enough to get me in.
I tried longs twice. Yes, twice.
Swing. Miss.
Oh well.
"Not my move, on my terms." You need that type of attitude, IMHO.
I gunned for a 16-21 long… targeting the Strong Level as mapped... and perhaps to infinity and beyond!
I can't be in every trade, although I try.
Back to waiting with my trading platform closed.
As we say.... "There's another high-probability trade around the corner" and we mean it.
It is nice to see a mapped out trade idea travel 20+ points with snappy ladder-back price action.
By the closing, this presented a beautiful 40-point run!
Tip of the Day
Don't diddle in the middle! Rarely a high-probability trade location.
Scoreboard
Points Accumulated This Week
Battle Plan: 10+
Although we landed within the Battle Plan 1️⃣ zone, entry was incredibly difficult - I know, I tried twice. Sadly, I can't award any points for Battle Plan 1️⃣ today.. even though it reacted superbly within the front edge of our zone.
Zoom: 65+
Core Strategy: 90+
For Full Members… I encourage you to do an End-Of-The-Day chart to reveal all of the Core Strategy entries today. Core Strategy crushed it today.
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
THURSDAY
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COMMON QUESTIONS FOR ES FUTURES TRADERS
What does "don't diddle in the middle" mean for ES futures traders?
A: Trading in the middle of a range — between the Value Area High and Value Area Low — is rarely a high-probability setup. Price churns. It goes nowhere. The edge is at the extremes… at mapped Battle Plan locations. Wait for price to travel to a trade zone. Then act. Save your energy for the high-probability setups at the edges of the range.
What is a Strong Level and why does it keep attracting price?
A: A Strong Level is a key price area where buyers or sellers have shown up with conviction… repeatedly. In today's session, ES kept gravitating back to the 7536 Strong Level and produced two reactions there. That's no accident. Price has memory. When a level matters to the market, it keeps coming back to test it. Know your Strong Levels before the open.
What happened at Battle Plan 1 today and why was entry so difficult?
A: Battle Plan 1 was a mapped long zone identified before the open. Today, ES dipped into the front edge of that zone and snapped back hard — producing a 40-point run by the close. But "front edge" is the key phrase. Price barely touched the zone before reversing. That made entry extremely difficult. George tried twice and missed both. The zone worked… the fill just wasn't there. That happens. Not every mapped trade is a tradeable trade.
What is the alternative short trade setup in today's Battle Plan?
A: If ES loses the 7536 Strong Level and breaks below Battle Plan 1's Strong Range, that sets up a short targeting Battle Plan 2 through Battle Plan 4. This is for aggressive traders only. The trigger is the confirmed loss of those levels… not anticipating the breakdown. Wait for price to show you. Then follow.
What is the Core Strategy and how did it perform today?
A: The Core Strategy is a rules-based trade approach available to Full Members. Today it produced 90+ points… one of the stronger performances of the week. George encourages Full Members to run an End-Of-The-Day chart to identify every Core Strategy entry from today's session. The entries were there. The system worked. Study the chart tonight.
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