Touch and Go: George's Rules for Counter-Trend Trades in ES Futures

Trading against the side in control demands a stricter rulebook. Small size, flea-bite stops, instant results, and profit taken at half the move… or you stay out entirely.

From the free MicrosTrader Trading Library… 140 lessons mined from 1,042 live ES and MES futures sessions taught since 2018.

Touch and Go is George's name for the counter-trend entry in ES E-mini futures. Price touches your level, reacts instantly in your favor, and you capture part of the move. The level must work right away or you exit at once. No waiting, no hoping, no averaging in.

Why so strict? Because the trade fights the side that controls the market. A with-trend trade can breathe. A counter trade earns zero patience… it performs immediately or it goes away. This page collects the complete rulebook George teaches across his live futures trading room: how to size it, where to stop it, how long to hold it, when to take profit, and the shutdown rule that ends the day.

“"If you got long, that's what we call a touch and go. That's what I trade for. I want to be right instantly."”

— George, live session, Jun 11, 2026

ES futures Battle Plan chart from George’s published record

From George’s published record: Micros Trade Plan #324 — a 90-point move, mapped in advance.

First, Know You're Counter

Every session starts with one question: who controls the market, bulls or bears? Whichever side holds control, trades in that direction ride the current. Trades against it swim upstream. The rulebook on this page applies the moment you swim upstream… and it only protects you if you consciously admit you're doing it.

That awareness matters most when price rips against the trend and looks like a reversal. Often it's just a short covering rally inside a bear move. Control rarely flips in an hour. George's daily mantra covers both directions… when bears control, "longs are counter, small if at all, never making things worse" (March 20, 2026). Flip the words when bulls run it.

“"If I'm long when I'm counter it's got to work right away. I'm going to be small and I am going to capture part of the move. Period, end of the story."”

— George, live session, Mar 29, 2026

George has taught this in 160+ recorded sessions… and every claim in the full lesson links to the recording it came from. The full lesson covers far more than fits here.

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