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ES & MES FUTURES TRADE PLAN #389

THURSDAY/FRIDAY RTHRTH (Regular Trading Hours)9:30 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time. This is when the big money is active. Higher volume, tighter spreads, more reliable price action. Full entry → SETUPS
📝 Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2026

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TODAY’S REVIEW: ES FUTURES

Where to Go Long, Where to Go Short on ES

Long… Short… Long.

That’s the chart today for our ES MES futures traders. Three trades. Three targets.

Two came straight off the Battle PlanBattle PlanA set of pre-mapped trade scenarios created the night before trading begins. This is your roadmap for the day. It outlines specific zones where you're interested in engaging price—long or short—if the market behaves according to plan. Full entry →. One Long. One Short. Both mapped the night before, both printed.

The third we called on Zoom inside our Live Trading Room. Entry and target provided.

Maybe you took all three. Maybe you took one. Maybe you watched.

Doesn’t matter. 

The vision on the chart was correct, and that’s what you’re here to learn.

Right trade. Right location. Day after day. 

The odds of your success skyrocket from there.

MES Futures Price Action Battle Plan Zones

Battle Plan 2️⃣ ES Long 

🔥 15-Point ES Long | Battle Plan 2️⃣ 

If you’re trading the Asia session, Battle Plan 2️⃣ was presented for a nice trade with a perfect Take-Profit.

Can’t complain!

ES Emini Price Action Analysis and Trade Ideas

Battle Plan 4️⃣ ES Short 

🔥 37-Point ES Short | Battle Plan 4️⃣ 

Yes, we do map out shorts.

And when we do, they can pay very, very well.

That said, this particular trade was at the news release of PPI.

Impossible time to trade… in my humble opinion.

Nevertheless, the mapping held true.

Target Hit. 

Right Trade in the Right Location ES Futures

ES Live Futures Trading Room

This beautiful long was called live on Zoom and YouTube.

Watch the recap video.

The part about “don’t jump on the train” hopefully saved someone from making a FOMO trade they would regret. Keeping you safe is my main goal.

Mario was correct… leaving a YouTube comment nearly guarantees a 10-pointer. I delivered. 🙂

🔥 20-30 Pointer… Entry and Target provided live.

ES Emini Battle Plan Support and Resistance Levels

Tip of the Day

Not Every Day Is A Trade Day:

Some days the tape simply doesn’t fit your style. Skip them.

Sitting flat for two or three days straight takes more discipline than any entry you’ll ever click. Remember… FLAT as a TRADE.

Tomorrow’s Live Streams

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Scoreboard

Scoreboard: accumulated points this week

Points Accumulated This Week:

Battle Plan: 95+

🔥 15-Point Battle Plan 2️⃣ Long. 

🔥 37-Point ES Short | Battle Plan 4️⃣ 

Follow-through has just been difficult this ‘shortened’ contract rolloverRolloverWhen you close your current contract month and open the next one. ES contracts expire quarterly. Most traders roll a week or two before expiration to maintain liquidity in the front month. Full entry → week.

Any run more than 15 points is an outlier move at this juncture.

Zoom: 40+

🔥 20-30 Pointer… Entry and Exit Provided. 

Core Strategy: 20 (For Full Members)

A trash week of price action.

Level development has been very minimal.

🔥 FS Base Long for 20+ points


ECONOMIC CALENDAR

THURSDAY

All DayDay Before CPICPI (Consumer Price Index)Measures inflation. Higher than expected CPI = potential rate hikes = market volatility. These reports drop monthly and can cause 50-100 point swings in minutes. Full entry →
8:30 AMPPI
Unemployment Claims
10:00 AMExisting Home Sales

FRIDAY

8:30 AM🔥 CPI 
10:00 AMMichigan Sentiment
Inflation Expectations

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.

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COMMON QUESTIONS FOR ES FUTURES TRADERS

What is a Strong Level on the ES Battle Plan?

A: A Strong Level is a price on the ES chart where buyers or sellers have stepped in hard before… a spot the market respects. We map these the night before so you know where to go long and where to go short ahead of time. In Battle Plan #389, the aggressive Range Rules short targets the next Strong Level below, and Battle Plan 6 is a long that bounces off the top of a previous range while reclaiming Strong LevelsStrong LevelsProprietary weekly support and resistance levels used to identify areas for "touch and go" trades or reclaims. These levels act like magnets for price. Full entry →. Right trade. Right location. That is the whole game.

What does Green Over Greed mean when trading CPI?

A: Green Over GreedGreen Over GreedA psychological rule reminding you to lock in a profitable ("green") day and walk away rather than risking those profits by overtrading. Full entry → means once you are profitable, you stop. You lock in the win and walk away instead of pushing for more. CPI on a Friday is very rare… and CPI rolling into contract rollover is even more rare. On a day like that, the tape can whip both directions in seconds. If you are green early, prioritize green over more. Close the platform. Your account will thank you.

What is the Core Strategy at Micros Trader?

A: The Core Strategy is the full trading method taught inside the Core Strategy Academy for Full Members. It goes beyond the mapped Battle Plan levels and teaches you how to read level development and build your own setups, like the FS Base Long that paid 20+ points this week. The Battle Plan gives you the locations. The Core Strategy teaches you why those locations work so you can trade on your own, day after day.

What does FLAT as a TRADE mean?

A: FLAT as a TRADE means sitting in cash is a position too… and often the best one. Not every day is a trade day. Some days the tape simply does not fit your style, so you skip them. Sitting flat for two or three days straight takes more discipline than any entry you will ever click. This contract rollover week has been a trash week of price action, and any run beyond 15 points has been an outlier. Staying flat on days like that is a winning trade.

What is a Range Rules short and who should take it?

A: A Range Rules short is a counter trade taken at the top of an established range, betting price rotates back down to the next Strong Level. It is marked for the aggressive only. Bulls control. Shorts are counter. Small, if at all. If you are already holding a lot of runner from a long, play perfect chess… manage what you have instead of flipping. You never know, you might get a Battle Plan 7 after all.

MICROS TRADER BASICS

Capital Preservation First

Stop losses are not failures. They are the insurance premium required to run a trading business. You are going to have losses. Accept it. The goal is to stay alive to trade another day.

The Leverage Matrix inside the Core Strategy Academy keeps your risk predefined so that you don’t blow accounts. Simple, scalable, and locked in before you are intoxicated with trading.

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