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ES & MES FUTURES TRADE PLAN #392

TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 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: Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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TODAY’S REVIEW: ES FUTURES

Battle Plan 3️⃣ | ES Long Setup 

🔥 Delivered as mapped. 

Base hits add up.

ES Futures Battle Plan Mapped Trade Ideas

Battle Plan 4️⃣ | ES Long | Best ES Setup for Futures Traders

Price did not drop into the drop zone. It bounced right off the Strong Level… the ideal trade entry location… for a beautiful 50-point move.

Luckily, I caught a piece of the laddering up sequence for a beautiful entry.

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On Zoom, we talked about Range Rules… and what to do if a person took the short, like Laxmi did. We talked about stop placement and the perfect take profitTake ProfitYour target—where you take money off the table. Having a plan for profits is just as important as stops. Don't get greedy. Full entry →. Congrats Laxmi!

Then we talked about the first ladder long at 7648 and securing a 10-point profit on the first push through the Strong Level. Price delivered a 10-pointer… but nothing more.

Unfortunately, I ran out of time to do a wrap-up video. 

Tip of the Day

Over-Leverage Is Fool’s Gold:

If the position size can blow the account, the position size is wrong. Full stop.

Oversized leverage glitters like a shortcut and ends careers like jumping off a cliff without a parachute.

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Scoreboard

Scoreboard: accumulated points this week

Points Accumulated This Week:

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 →: 40+

🔥 10-Pointer | Battle Plan 3️⃣ MES Long overnight. 

🔥 30-50 Pointer | Battle Plan 4️⃣ for the aggressive who were up early. Range Rules Rule. 

Zoom: 30+

🔥 10-Point Long called live. 

Plus the amazing discussion of Range Rules… the possible short at the top of the range, stop lossStop LossYour "uncle point"—the price where you admit you were wrong and exit. ALWAYS use stops. Always. No stop = eventual account blow-up. Full entry → management on the down move, and take profit directives as we neared the bottom of the range.

Core Strategy: 30+ (For Full Members)

Very difficult level development.

The only plays were longs near the bottom of the range… Unless you were aggressive and took the Range Rules short near the open.


ECONOMIC CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY

8:30 AMRetail Sales
2:00 PM🔥 FOMCFOMC (Federal Open Market Committee)The Fed committee that sets monetary policy. FOMC meeting days = volatility. The 2:00 PM announcement and press conference can swing ES 100+ points. Full entry → Rate Decision
2:30 PM🔥 FOMC Conference Call

THURSDAY

All Day🔥 Day Before OPEXOPEX (Option Expiration)Occurs on Fridays and is typically associated with "whipsaw" price action, lack of trend, and price pinning. It's considered a dangerous day to chase trades. Full entry →
8:30 AMPhilly Fed
Unemployment Claims
Building Permits
Housing Starts

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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Tonight's trade setups are live... key levels mapped and ready to go.

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A rare Friday battle plan... levels mapped for the weekend and beyond.

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Thursday night battle plan... mapped and ready. Let's finish the week strong.

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Midweek battle plan is live... levels mapped, setups ready.

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Oct 6, 2026

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The battle plan is locked and loaded... trade setups mapped for tomorrow.

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Oct 5, 2026

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Tonight's trade setups are live... key levels mapped and ready to go.

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Oct 2, 2026

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A rare Friday battle plan... levels mapped for the weekend and beyond.

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Oct 1, 2026

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Thursday night battle plan... mapped and ready. Let's finish the week strong.

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Sep 30, 2026

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Midweek battle plan is live... levels mapped, setups ready.

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Sep 29, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #402

The battle plan is locked and loaded... trade setups mapped for tomorrow.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #401

Sep 28, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #401

Tonight's trade setups are live... key levels mapped and ready to go.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #400

Sep 25, 2026

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A rare Friday battle plan... levels mapped for the weekend and beyond.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #399

Sep 24, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #399

Thursday night battle plan... mapped and ready. Let's finish the week strong.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #398

Sep 23, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #398

Midweek battle plan is live... levels mapped, setups ready.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #397

Sep 22, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #397

The battle plan is locked and loaded... trade setups mapped for tomorrow.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #396

Sep 21, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #396

Tonight's trade setups are live... key levels mapped and ready to go.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #395

Sep 18, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #395

A rare Friday battle plan... levels mapped for the weekend and beyond.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #394

Sep 17, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #394

Thursday night battle plan... mapped and ready. Let's finish the week strong.

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ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #393

Sep 16, 2026

ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #393

Midweek battle plan is live... levels mapped, setups ready.

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COMMON QUESTIONS FOR ES FUTURES TRADERS

What is a Strong Level in the Battle Plan?

A: A Strong Level is a price zone on the ES chart where buyers or sellers have defended hard before… and are likely to do it again. In this Battle Plan, price bounced right off a Strong Level for a 50-point move. That is the ideal trade entry location. Let price ladder back above the Strong Level before you commit. Do not guess where it will hold. Wait for it to prove it.

What does Stand Down mean when the market is falling fast?

A: Stand Down means you stop trading and sit on your hands. Flat is a position. If we lose Battle Plan 3 and price starts vomiting down with a vengeance, no one needs to be a hero looking for the first long. A collapse like that punishes early buyers. Wait for the market to settle… then look for a laddering back sequence using the 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 → to aid in entry.

What is knife catching, and why does the Battle Plan say no?

A: Knife catching is buying into a sharp, fast drop hoping to nail the exact bottom. It feels brave. It usually just bleeds the account. This Battle Plan is clear… if we drop below Battle Plan 4, no knife catching. Let price fall, let it stabilize, then let it ladder back above a Strong Level. That laddering sequence is your signal, not the drop itself.

What is the Core Strategy and who gets it?

A: The Core Strategy is the deeper level development method reserved for Full Members. It builds on the Battle Plan by mapping where price is most likely to react across the session. This week the Core Strategy tallied 30 or more points, even though level development was very difficult. The only clean plays were longs near the bottom of the range… unless you were aggressive and took the Range Rules short near the open.

How should I trade on FOMC day?

A: Ask one question first… what does your trade plan say about trading on FOMC? Nothing else matters. The Fed rate decision hits at 2:00 PM with the press conference at 2:30 PM, and volatility can explode. This Battle Plan maps trades as if it will be a normal trading morning… but the afternoon belongs to the Fed. Respect your position size. If the position size can blow the account, the position size is wrong. Full stop.

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.

Full lesson: Be in the Preparation Business in the Trading Library

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