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ES & MES FUTURES TRADE PLAN #342

MONDAY/TUESDAY RTH SETUPS
📝 Posted: Monday, July 6, 2026

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TODAY’S REVIEW: ES FUTURES

Monday Battle Plan Trades

Price didn’t pull back one itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny bit on the Sunday Opening.

No Battle Plan trades were activated.

We wait.

In last night’s Battle Plan, I wrote, “Monday is the day after a long holiday weekend – it is rarely an amazing trading day.” Truth!

Two Mondays in a row were Mondays after a long holiday weekend… Both days were untradeable, in my opinion. 

When the market is closed on Fridays, it is often best practice to have a four-day weekend, skipping Monday. 

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Price action was just… well… not tradable. Sloth-like. Inchworm-like. Molasses on a frigid day.

Certainly not my type of price action. 

We know one thing for sure… Trade location matters and Range Rules Rule!

Thus… we were looking for the right trade in the right trade location. 

But… ES did not make it easy today.  

I made a whopping two points this morning and closed my platform. 

There are easier trading conditions to trade. 

Our trade idea here was for ES to get back inside this old established range and make a move to grab the three RTH highs that were back-to-back-to-back. (See the video above)

That said, if we failed to stay within range, the down move could have been very violent, as this range has failed ES bulls a number of times recently. Tread carefully. 

“BULLS Control: Shorts are Counter! There are no sellers.” was echoed several times.

Target #1 Hit

Nice trade for those who held. Diamond hands you have! Nice trading.

Right Locations Right Trades ES Emini Futures

Target #2 Hit

It was “ugly,” but ES did it. 

Right Locations Right Trades ES Emini Futures

Target #3

Allllllmost!

At the high, this could have been nearly a 30-pointer for those who held through the slop-n-chop. 

ES Emini Battle Plan Indicator Key Levels

Tip of the Day

Sometimes the price action isn’t “your” price action.

We all have preferences… even in price action.

Sometimes price action just isn’t your cup of tea.

Maybe it’s too fast. Maybe it’s too slow. Maybe it quadruple taps every single level.  

Understand which action you thrive in and which price action tempts you or bores you to tears. 

Then, what do you do?

Simple… Walk.

Trading ES is like going on a different date every day of the week.

You might not like today’s… but tomorrow you fall in love.

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Scoreboard

Points Accumulated This Week:

Battle Plan: 0

No Battle Plans activated… We wait.

Zoom: 0

🔥 Although we were looking for the right trade in the right trade location, price did not behave in a manner that would have kept “me” in this trade. 

That said, we reached Target #1, then Target #2 for a 20+ pointer. 

No points will be awarded for the Zoom session today. 

Sometimes the value of being on Zoom is not calculated in the number of points earned, but in the number of losing trades that were prevented. Or the reward is just seeing the direction of price action correctly. The satisfaction of standing down when you don’t like price action or the trade location. The encouragement to walk from the chart when it doesn’t align with our system. 

Core Strategy: 10

🔥 A muddy 3-minute front side that aligned perfectly with our outlined long from the morning Zoom. Price ran ten to fifteen points. Taking profit at the next Strong Level was a clear 10-pointer. Price ultimately ran 20 points. 


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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 price on the ES chart where the market has proven it reacts… a spot where buyers or sellers have stepped in before and will likely step in again. In this Battle Plan, levels like 7,655, 7,613, and 7,513 are marked as Strong Levels, along with Strong Ranges like 7,644.75 to 7,638.50. These are your trade locations. Wait for price to reach one, watch how it behaves, then act. And if you don’t use TradingView, grab the posted levels from Sunday’s Battle Plan each week and hand draw them on your platform.

What is the Bull Bear Strong Level?

A: The Bull Bear Strong Level is the dividing line on the chart… the single most important level of the week. This week that level is 7513. Above it, bulls are in control and longs are favored. Below it, we should get a nice short. It answers the biggest question a trader faces each session: which side of the market should I be on? One level, one decision. Everything else in the Battle Plan builds off it.

What is the Core Strategy?

A: The Core Strategy is the bread-and-butter trade setup at Micros Trader. It waits for price to reach a Strong Level, then looks for a specific, repeatable price action pattern before entering. Today it delivered a clean 10-pointer… a muddy 3-minute front side that aligned with the outlined long from the morning Zoom, with profit taken at the next Strong Level. Price ultimately ran 20 points. Same setup, same rules, every time. That repetition is where consistency comes from.

What does Stand Down mean?

A: Stand Down means you deliberately choose to sit out. No trade, flat, hands off the mouse. When price action is sloppy, slow, or the trade location is wrong… you walk. Today was a perfect example. The action was sloth-like and untradeable, so the smart move was to make your two points and close the platform. Remember, you don’t have to trade. Sometimes the biggest win of the day is the losing trade you never took. FLAT as a TRADE.

Should you trade ES the Monday after a long holiday weekend?

A: Rarely is it worth it. The day after a long holiday weekend is almost never an amazing trading day… volume is thin and price grinds like molasses on a frigid day. Two Mondays in a row after holiday weekends were untradeable. When the market is closed on a Friday, it is often best practice to take a four-day weekend and skip Monday entirely. Mark these days with a “Day after Holiday” tag in your trading journal so the pattern proves itself to you over time.

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