ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #346
Battle Plan
Where To Go Long... Where To Go Short.
ES & MES FUTURES TRADE PLAN #346
TODAY'S REVIEW: ES FUTURES
Last Week
Last week was a very difficult week to "stay in a trade".
One might even say it was dangerous.
ES was insistent on tapping every single tradable level multiple times! Its obsessive-compulsive behavior this week was particularly frustrating for many traders. Feel the frustration and journal it, and just know it's the season.
This too shall change.
The return of the school year brings back normal trading conditions.
This is summer trading "at its finest". The nature of the beast right now.
Let's do a recap of each trading day this week.
Monday: 20+ points
Nothing was easy!
Tuesday: 70-points round trip
Wednesday: 80-points round trip
100-pointer if you held your runner from Tuesday!
Every week we seem to outline one or two of our trades that go 100+ points! One trade that goes 100 points pays for your membership fee for five months. We tend to get one of those every week.
Thursday - Not much. Price action was very challenging.
Friday
Live on Friday we outlined that Battle Plan 1️⃣ was the highest probability trade, but Battle Plan 2️⃣ offered the best risk-reward.
Had one been willing to trade after the 50-point Trump candle, Battle Plan 1️⃣ ran 50 points... Straight to the top of the range as outlined in the chart below.
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ES Expected Range
Options-Implied Weekly Move · Week Ending Jul 17, 2026 |
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Tip of the Day
Summer Trading is here!
Adjust.
Lower expectations.
Small wins are wins!
Tomorrow's Live Streams
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AM Briefing 
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YouTube Live Stream 
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Scoreboard
Points Accumulated Last Week:
Battle Plan: 230+
Zoom: 140
Core Strategy: 100+ (Full Members)
🔥 3M FS for 40 on Friday.
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
MONDAY
TUESDAY
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COMMON QUESTIONS FOR ES FUTURES TRADERS
What is the Bull Bear Strong Level?
A: The Bull Bear Strong Level is the line in the sand that separates buyer control from seller control. Above it, bulls have the edge. Below it, the bears take over. In this Battle Plan we lean on it at the bottom of the range near 7574... a very tricky level. When price fights back against that line, demand snappy ladder-back price action before you trust the long. Hold a runner too, because the all-time high is not far away.
What is a Strong Level in the Battle Plan?
A: A Strong Level is a price where the market has reacted hard before... a spot where buyers or sellers are likely to show up again. Sometimes it is a single number like 7,701.00. Sometimes it is a tight Strong Range like 7,678.75 to 7,674.00. These are your decision points. You wait for price to reach them, then you watch how it behaves before you act. They are locations, not guarantees.
What is the Core Strategy?
A: Core Strategy is the Full Members playbook, a separate stream of setups on top of the Battle Plan. Last week it put up 100+ points. Think of it as another disciplined way to trade the same levels, built for traders who want more coverage across the week. It runs the same process... right locations, right trades, wait for your own confirmation.
What is the ES Expected Range?
A: The Expected Range is the move the options market is pricing in for the week. For the week ending July 17, that is roughly 7,542 on the low end to 7,698 on the high end, an implied move of about 77 points or 1.02 percent. It gives you a realistic sense of how far price is likely to travel. Use it to set expectations and to spot when a level sits inside or outside that box.
How should I trade summer conditions right now?
A: Summer trading is here, so adjust. This is the nature of the beast right now... ES tapped every tradable level multiple times last week, which made staying in a trade hard and at times dangerous. Lower your expectations. Small wins are wins. Feel the frustration, journal it, and know it is the season. This too shall change when the school year returns normal conditions.
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