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ES & MES FUTURES TRADE PLAN #355

THURSDAY/FRIDAY RTH SETUPS
📝 Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2026

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TODAY’S REVIEW: ES FUTURES

Pressure Cooker Unleashed

For days we have said, “Pressure Cooker… Let’s be honest… ES hasn’t gone anywhere. Nowhere at all. But the pressure cooker is still building pressure. Every quiet session screws the lid on a little tighter.”

Well… we got out move… and bears control!

“No Level No Trade”  

This morning’s daily reminder came with a warning… put this on your chart in large font: No Level, No Trade.

And the warning went further… you had to be perfect today. No one needed to trade today.

You cannot allow any long to go against you. You can never make things worse. Take the loss like a professional trader.

So here’s the question tonight… did you perform like a professional trader today?

ES Emini Battle Plan Indicator Key Levels

Battle Plan 4️⃣ Short – 100-Pointer 

If you are an international member or were burning the midnight oil… Battle Plan 4️⃣ ES Short ran for 100-points!

At the location I recommended taking a profit, it was a 90-pointer… still a sweet trade and take profit.

The catch? As noted multiple times… and discussed frequently on Zoom… you had to hold your Lotto Runner in the “minus” 3-point position to survive the multiple taps.

Multiple taps is the nature of the summer trading beast. 

What a sweet trade. 

Missed it? Oh well. Ne too!

Sometimes you’re able to be in the trade and sometimes you’re not.

Here’s the bigger takeaway… we seem to land at least one Battle Plan trade idea a week that runs 100+ points.

Missed this 100-pointer? No worries… another high-probability trade waits around the corner.

🔥 90-Pointer Battle Plan 4️⃣ Short

ES Futures Strong Levels and Battle Plan Zones

Battle Plan 8️⃣

Yes, you read that right… Battle Plan 8️⃣!!!

I can’t believe we made it down that far.

🔥 30-Pointer Battle Plan 8️⃣ ES Long Setup

Watch the recap video above and you’ll see exactly what got us long… a 30-point ride straight to the target outlined in the AM Zoom and YouTube live stream.

We mapped the full path… and we mapped exactly where to add to your winning trade. Very nice!

A monster day for our traders.

ES Futures Strong Levels and Battle Plan Zones

Tip of the Day

Every boat looks seaworthy tied up at the dock.

Then a day like today shows up… rough water, a strong undercurrent, and only perfect trading kept you dry. I said it at the beginning of the Zoom session: today was a day you had to trade perfectly.

So check the hull tonight. If you took on water… a chased late entry, a stop moved, a runner cut trailer too right… journal exactly where the leak sprung. You might need some patch work. 

No ship reaches its destination in a straight line. The captain adjusts course the whole way there… and so will you, the whole way through your journey as a futures trader.

Patch the leaks tonight.

We leave port tomorrow. 

Trader’s Homework

Brand New!

Check out the Battle Plan Replay and End-Of-The-Day Chart simulator!

Thank you for being a member. 

As one member said, ““This hits so many things simultaneously: review, accountability, feedback, consensus/agreement on levels and their tradability.” — Tim H.

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Tomorrow’s Live Streams

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Scoreboard

Points Accumulated This Week:

Battle Plan: 210+

🔥 90-Point Battle Plan 4️⃣ ES Short

🔥 30-point Battle Plan 8️⃣ ES Long

Zoom: 120

Before I launched the Zoom room, I told myself… “Today’s the day I earn my money. Today’s the day I need clarity. Today’s the day I gotta keep traders safe.” 

🔥 We called multiple 10-point scalps.

🔥 The last trade idea reaching the outline target for a 30-Pointer with a 10-point add-on! 

Core Strategy: 100+ (Full Members)

There were so many core strategy trades today.

Please use the End-of-Day Chart Simulator

Here are a few I spy…

🔥 FS Long 30 points. 

🔥 BL Short for 10 points.

🔥 FS short for 20+ points. 

🔥 BL Long for 10 points. 

And I’m not even trying hard to find them! 

ARE YOU NEW HERE

Welcome!

Want a feel for our complete system… check out the Foundations Course and join us each morning on YouTube.

Want a step-by-step tutorial on how to trade the Battle Plan… Battle Plan Boot Camp is your next stop.

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ECONOMIC CALENDAR

FRIDAY

9:45 AMS&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash
S&P Global Services PMI Flash
10:00 AMNew Home Sales

MONDAY

8:30 AMDurable Goods

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COMMON QUESTIONS FOR ES FUTURES TRADERS

What is a Strong Level in ES futures trading?

A: A Strong Level is a mapped price zone on the Battle Plan where price has proven it will react… a spot where buyers or sellers have stepped in with force before. We trade around these levels because they give you a defined location, a defined risk, and a defined target. If price is nowhere near a Strong Level, you wait. Location first… always.

What is the Bull Bear Strong Level?

A: The Bull Bear Strong Level is the line in the sand on the Battle Plan map. Above it, bulls have the ball. Below it, bears do. It tells you which side of the market to favor before you ever click the mouse. In this plan, the add-on long locations target a move back up to the Bull Bear Strong Level line… that is the magnet if bulls can reclaim control.

What does “No Level, No Trade” mean?

A: It means exactly what it says… if price is not at a mapped level, you have no business in a trade. Put it on your chart in large font. On fast, one-directional days like this one, chasing an entry between levels is how accounts spring leaks. Wait for price to come to your level, get your confirmation, then act. No level… no trade. Simple.

What is a Lotto Runner?

A: A Lotto Runner is the last small piece of a winning position you hold after peeling off profits on the rest. You give it a wide berth… in the Battle Plan 4 short, that meant sitting through multiple taps while the runner was minus 3 points… so it can catch the big extension if price keeps going. Most days it gets stopped for a small give-back. Some days, like today, it rides for 100 points. That is the lotto part.

What is the Core Strategy?

A: The Core Strategy is our repeatable, everyday playbook for full members… the bread-and-butter setups like FS and BL trades that appear at mapped levels session after session. Today alone it produced an FS Long for 30 points, a BL Short for 10, an FS Short for 20 plus, and a BL Long for 10. Review them in the End-of-Day Chart Simulator so you can spot the next one live.

MICROS TRADER BASICS

Preparation is Power

The Battle Plan is built the night before… mapping strategies before the market opens, reducing emotional reactions. Trading with a plan helps you act with intention rather than react emotionally to price movements.

Every session begins with a plan already in place. That preparation is what keeps you on the right side of price action… and off the wrong side of it.

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