ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #414
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ES & MES FUTURES TRADE PLAN #414
TODAY'S REVIEW: ES FUTURES
Trade Location Matters
What Is the Most Important Factor When Entering an ES Futures Trade?
Answer: In my experience trading ES futures, one of the most important factors is trade location. The right entry location can improve risk-to-reward, help define a logical stop-loss, and provide a clear profit target. At Micros Trader, we know that ES loves to trade inside of ranges, and we trade those ranges very well... looking for longs near the bottom and potential shorts near the top. Our daily written ES trade plan, the Battle Plan, is specifically designed around trading these ranges, keeping trade location at the forefront of every trade idea.
So... besides being prepared, well rested, being the "best you," and adhering to your leverage matrix... what is the single most important factor when deciding whether to go long or short?
My answer: Trade location.
Trade location matters to me more than any other factor.
Time and time again, it pays the best.
That's why the Battle Plan was created... to identify the right trades at the right trade locations.
In my opinion, it makes trading exponentially easier.
Please watch the Review Video above as evidence.
When we got long in the Live Trading Room today... and there were multiple opportunities to enter... our eyeballs were on the Bull Bear line, 70 points above our entry, as our target.
When we first mapped that target, it almost seemed impossible to reach.
But that's part of my goal... to stretch your thinking about what's possible.
We're not just looking for 5-pointers and 10-pointers.
Think about this...
Holding a single Lotto Runner for 50 points, just once a week, can produce an entire week's worth of points.
And let's not forget... 10 points a day is a fantastic day for an ES trader.
Too many new traders have their expectations warped by the gurus on YouTube and Twitter.
Don't let someone else's highlight reel distort your expectations of what successful trading actually looks like.
ES Profit Target Hit!
Boom... how pretty is that?
🔥 70+ Point ES Lotto Runner
"With all of your might, hold on to your Lotto Runner today."
Along its journey... Battle Plan 2️⃣ defended multiple times… look at it hold through 4-5 tests.
Congrats to Jim!
Jim has been trading with us for just 9 days.
He's converting from the wildness of CL to the calm, predictable ES.
Here's part of a conversation we had today...
Jim shared a win:
I had a nice trade at Battle Plan 2️⃣. Took profits, survived the double tap, and eventually closed my runner for a nice profit. I also had a nice one at Battle Plan 3️⃣ from 27 with profits taken. (Lightly edited with Jim's permission.)
I replied:
That said, were we looking for the right directional trades at the right locations?
How did that make you feel?
Jim wrote back:
YES! I'm seeing the trades, and I feel like I'm executing pretty well.
I still feel a step slow sometimes, but then I remind myself… this is only my 9th day of live trading with you!
It's starting to come together, and I'm genuinely excited about the progress.
But the biggest change I've noticed isn't my trading execution. It's my patience.
My patience has improved dramatically. Even my wife has noticed the difference!
No more gunslinging crude for me.
My goal is to become a professional stock operator, and I'm learning to think and act like one.
Nine days.
And the biggest change Jim is celebrating isn't the money he's made or the trades he's taken.
It's his patience.
Patience Pays.
When your wife starts noticing a difference in your patience, something is changing beyond the trading screen.
Congratulations, Jim. Keep doing the work.
The goal isn't simply to find better trades.
It's to become a better trader.
Welcome to the team, Jim!
Tip of the Day
Right Trade? Stay In It:
Right trade, right location? Then quit bailing out at break even.
Scratching a perfect setup out of fear costs more over a year than any stop loss ever will.
Tomorrow's Live Streams
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AM Briefing 
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YouTube Live Stream 
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Scoreboard
Points Accumulated This Week:
Battle Plan: 97+
🔥 20-50 Points for Battle Plan 3️⃣
🔥 10-20 Points for Battle Plan 2️⃣
Zoom: 70+
Today, we crushed it.
Your Honor, I present Exhibit A… the Review Video above.
"Giants amongst micro traders"… as Paul (longtime member) said this week.
Two or three beautiful trades called… LONGS ONLY.
With strong encouragement to hold those Lotto Runners.
20–50+ points were yours for the taking.
As I said in the Live Trading Room, "You get a 30-pointer! You get a 30-pointer! You get a 30-pointer!"
Congrats, longs!
And a quick shout out to Grandpa Roger for his amazing long and add-on! His add-on made 30-points all by itself! Boom!
Price ran beautifully today… 20, 30, 40, even 50+ points.
The most valuable part? Our vision on the chart. In real time. Recorded for everyone to review.
NOTE: If you were triangulating your ES Lotto Runner and took profits as NQ approached the previous day's low, that was a fine place to do so. We were also within four points of the Bull Bear line. Talk about confluence! (If you have no clue what I'm talking about, please go study the chart.)
Core Strategy: 150+ (For Full Members)
🔥 20-Point Muddy FS Long
🔥 30-Point BS Long
Core Strategy, our advanced scalping system, is absolutely dominating this week.
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
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TOMORROW’S ES KEY LEVELS AND TRADE IDEAS
Tonight’s Battle Plan maps the ES key levels for tomorrow’s session… the bounce zones and the trade ideas that go with them. Members read the full plan below.
View The Trade Setups
COMMON QUESTIONS FOR ES FUTURES TRADERS
What Is the Most Important Factor When Entering an ES Futures Trade?
A: Trade location. In my experience, it pays better than any other factor, time and time again. The right entry location improves your risk-to-reward, gives you a logical stop loss, and hands you a clear profit target. ES loves to trade inside of ranges... so we look for longs near the bottom and potential shorts near the top. That is exactly why the Battle Plan exists. It identifies the right trades at the right trade locations, and in my opinion that makes trading exponentially easier.
What is the Battle Plan?
A: The Battle Plan is the daily written ES and MES futures trade plan from Micros Trader. It maps the key price levels for the next session directly onto your TradingView chart, each one numbered, with notes on whether to look long or short there and what price action to require before entering. Today's plan got us long in the morning for a 50 to 70 point move, with the Bull Bear line as the target. The Battle Plan is built around trading ranges, so trade location stays at the forefront of every idea.
What is a Lotto Runner in ES futures?
A: A Lotto Runner is the last piece of a winning position you hold after taking profits on the rest. You have already banked points, so the runner costs you nothing to hold... and you let it ride toward a bigger target. Today that was 70 plus points to the Bull Bear line. Holding a single Lotto Runner for 50 points, just once a week, can produce an entire week's worth of points. With all of your might, hold on to your Lotto Runner.
What is the Bull Bear Line?
A: The Bull Bear Line is the level on the Battle Plan chart that separates bull control from bear control. Above it, bulls control and shorts are counter. Below it, bears control. Today it sat about 70 points above our long entry, and it became our target. It also serves as a trigger for trade ideas. Battle Plan 1 requires ES to get back under the Bull Bear Line before any aggressive short, with a stop above it.
What is a Strong Level?
A: A Strong Level is a price zone where ES has repeatedly recovered and laddered back with a vengeance. Buyers show up fast and price snaps away from it. Battle Plan 2 defended multiple times today... four or five tests, and it held every time. Some Strong Levels form a Strong Range, where both the top and the bottom are responsive. Before trading one, require the recovery and the snappy ladder back price action. Do not just buy the number.
What is Core Strategy?
A: Core Strategy is the advanced scalping system taught to Full Members at Micros Trader. It runs alongside the Battle Plan levels and produces its own trade setups, like the 20-point Muddy FS Long and the 30-point BS Long this week. Core Strategy has accumulated 150 plus points so far this week and is absolutely dominating.
Should you trade ES futures on OPEX Friday?
A: That depends on YOUR trade plan. OPEX Friday is monthly options expiration, and price action can get squirrelly. Many traders treat every OPEX Friday and Non-Farm Payroll Friday as a delightful three-day weekend. We will still be live on Zoom, for the love of price action. Ask yourself before the bell... what does your written trade plan say about trading on OPEX Friday? Then follow it.
Should you move your stop to breakeven on a good ES trade?
A: Right trade, right location? Then quit bailing out at breakeven. Scratching a perfect setup out of fear costs more over a year than any stop loss ever will. If the location is right and the directional read is right, give the trade room to work. Patience pays. The goal is to become a better trader, and that means staying in the trades you were right about.
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