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ES & MES FUTURES TRADE PLAN #395

SUNDAY/MONDAY 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: Friday, September 18, 2026

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TODAY’S REVIEW: ES FUTURES

OPEX Friday Trading

Although it was 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 → Friday, price was very accommodating, offering two beautiful entries short.

We traded it very well on the short side.

Watch the recap video above.

Price finally arrived at our outlined target.

MES Futures Price Action Battle Plan Zones

ES Expected Range

Options-Implied Weekly Move · Week Ending Sep 25, 2026

Range Low

7,623.16

←

ES Price

7,709.25

→

Range High

7,795.34

  

Implied Move

±86.09 pts

Implied Move %

±1.12%

Implied move from SPX ATM straddle applied to ES front-month futures.
Not financial advice.

Tip of the Day

Hold A Single Runner:

Peel your contracts and lock your green… but keep one runner working.

Every 100-point move you will ever capture comes from that single contract. Give it a safe stop, give it room, and let it ride.

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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 →: 220+

NADA Today

Zoom: 70+

Two beautiful shorts, 10 points each.

Core Strategy: 55+ (For Full Members)

🔥 25+ Point 3M FS/BL Long as highlighted in Discord


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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 in the ES futures Battle Plan?

A: A Strong Level is a price on the ES chart where buyers or sellers have already shown up and defended. Think of it as a spot where price reacted before… so it is likely to react again. Battle Plan #395 lists 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 → like 7,796.00, 7,708.75 and 7,657.75, plus Strong Ranges like 7,716.75 to 7,712.00. You do not blindly buy or sell there. You wait for price to arrive, watch how it behaves, and then take the trade with confirmation.

What does it mean to hold a single runner?

A: Holding a runner means you 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 → on most of your contracts as the trade works… but you keep one contract on. That single contract is what catches the big move. Every 100 point win you will ever book comes from that one runner. Give it a safe stop, give it room, and let it ride. Peel your contracts, lock your green, and let the last one work.

What is a Range Rules short?

A: Range Rules is a simple idea. Price is inside a defined range with a top and a bottom. When price is at the top of that range, the play is to lean short and target the other side, one Strong Level at a time. In this Battle Plan it is marked as an aggressive idea because the bulls defended the old range Friday afternoon. The question is whether they defend it again… or give it up. If you are already holding a lotto runnerLotto RunnerA "risk-free" contract held after initial profits are locked in. Your stop is moved to break-even (or slightly profitable), allowing you to potentially capture a massive move—100+ points—with zero risk. Full entry →, just play perfect chess and manage your stop.

What is the ES Expected Range and how do I use it?

A: The ES Expected Range is the move the options market is pricing in for the week. It comes from the SPX at the money straddle applied to ES front month futures. For the week ending September 25, 2026, the range is 7,623.16 on the low side to 7,795.34 on the high side, with ES at 7,709.25. That is an implied move of about 86 points, or 1.12 percent. It is a boundary, not a promise. Use it to know where the extremes likely sit… and be careful chasing longs at the top or shorts at the bottom.

What is the Core Strategy at Micros Trader?

A: The Core Strategy is the structured trade method taught to Full Members. It uses specific setups on the 3 minute chart, like the FS/BL long that produced 25 plus points this week as highlighted in Discord. The Battle Plan gives you the map of where price may react. The Core Strategy gives you the rules for how to enter, where to put the stop, and how to manage the trade once you are in. Levels tell you where. The Core Strategy tells you how.

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