Tuesday December 9, 2025

FOMC TRADING

Today’s Review & Lessons:

This will be short and sweet. It’s the day before FOMC, what do you expect?? lol, right?!?!?!

As Jesse Livermore famously said, “There are times to go long, there are times to go short, and there are times to go fishing.”

Today was a fishing day! 🎣

🎯 Knowing when to say “No Thank You, Mr. Market” is an underrated skill!

Did you notice, 30M prior to the close, the ATR was 2.0!!!! Whaaaaat!

Full Members: If you’re using Trader Meditations (our journaling software), be sure to mark today as a SPECIAL DAY: “Day Before FOMC”. This way, you can easily reference ALL the “Day Before FOMC” days at a later date! If you have a question about this, ask me on Zoom tomorrow and let’s discuss!

ES took both the IBs and both overnights but offered very little as far as entry was concerned.

TRADE OF THE DAY

BATTLE PLAN:

Last night you had Battle Plan (1️⃣) near the ETH Open and (3️⃣) around midnight.

Each less than a 10-pointer.

Great entries, no follow-through. I’m not shocked either!

Battle Plan (1️⃣) ES Long Set UP

ZOOM:

NADA

CORE STRATEGY: For “Core Strategy” Traders

A nice FS short I pointed out in Discord for a 10-15 pointer. A beautiful touch-b-go. Target the IB Low as we mentioned earlier in day.

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STRONG LEVELS:

Members Only: Version: 12.7 (Sunday’s Date).

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These trade ideas highlight high-probability reaction zones and are for educational purposes only. I am not a financial advisor, nor have I ever played one on TV. Nothing here should be taken as personalized trading advice. Always trade based on your own confirmation — these are simply one trader’s opinions.

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Methodology

Video: How To Trade The Battle Plan

Each evening, I scan the ES chart and ask one primary question:

Where are the bulls and bears positioned?

"Great bears know where the bulls are.
Great bulls know where the bears are."

The arrows you see highlight those pressure points...zones where reactions in price are most likely.

Careful consideration is given to trend, range structure, liquidity pools, and our Strong Levels — a custom TradingView indicator available to paid Battle Plan or full Micros Trader members.

Most arrows lean toward the buy side. That's no coincidence as the ES is a long-biased instrument over time.

How you choose to trade these zones is entirely up to you:

Entry:

Our Core Strategy: Low-time frame bounce levels.
Level Reclaim: Market order with proper stop loss under low.
Your own preferred method: Just use the arrows as a price map and trade on your own confirmation.
Paper Trade til confident.
Set Alerts on TradingView as ES/MES trades 23 hours a day. Entries may occur at any time.

Instrument:

Futures — My primary instrument as our group trades ES/MES futures as scalps and multi-day holds.
Option spreads

Nothing on this page is a trade recommendation.
I am not a financial advisor.

Entry | Price Map Explanation

Mapped Out Entry Paths: An Explanation

Video: How To Trade The Battle Plan

First, note that the numbered trades are provided only as a visual reference. They do not indicate priority or importance.

Green Path: My preferred trade location and the expected price path.

White Path: Alternative trade paths worth watching, with potential for market movement.

Refer to the chart notes below for important details about entry risk.

⚠️ Reminder: Always base your trades on your own confirmation signals. The outlined scenarios simply reflect one trader’s perspective—mine.

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