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⚔️ Battle Plan Highlights – Trade Entries, Exits, Setups
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- 01:34 – “Strong levels playing really nice… Pull back to here.”
→ Early sign of reaction zones being respected. - 01:54 – “Got two-day pocket. This is crap area here… prefer to take out the low.”
→ Prefers lower entry if it clears the junk zone. - 02:20 – “Not overly excited to trade first day of new contract. Everything will be small and cautious.”
→ Warning on reduced size & cautious setups today. - 07:34 – “Be a professional loser… stops are cost of doing business.”
→ Daily reminder: Trade with risk discipline. - 09:08 – “Don’t be your old you that adds and blows the account.”
→ Clear rule: No overtrading or revenge trades. - 10:33 – “Two losses in a row? You’re doing something wrong.”
→ Key lesson: Review setup and execution after 2 consecutive stops. - 14:27 – “Judge if setup deserves full risk or dialed down.”
→ Risk scaling based on candle volatility. - 16:31 – “My platform isn’t open. We have news coming.”
→ Deliberate pause—waiting out high-impact event. - 21:07 – “Looking to challenge the ‘Watch Out Below’ level.”
→ First key trade location of the session. - 26:48 – Platform launched.
→ Preparing to engage post-news. - 31:57 – Order at 44 missed entry by a tick or two.
→ Looking for flush + ladder back setup. - 32:46 – “If you took the strong level, stay long.”
→ Good bounce; active trade management. - 36:13 – Missed the move by 1.5 points. “That was my trade.”
→ No chase, stays disciplined. - 44:15 – “This might run to top of the range… maybe 100-pointer.”
→ Stretch target idea from early long. - 48:14 – “Entry around 58 would be tight.”
→ New setup area forming. - 50:09 – “If you’re in, move stop under opening and hold.”
→ Trade management note. - 54:02 – “I need something new now.”
→ Flat, waiting for fresh setup. - 58:55 – “Early adopter short setup forming.”
→ Optional aggressive short idea. - 01:03:00 – “If you’re short, try to stay short.”
→ Ideal magnet below; trade continuation logic. - 01:06:07 – “If it flushes this, take profit at overnight low and hold runner.”
→ TP + runner guidance. - 01:10:24 – “If you’re not short, who cares… let it vomit.”
→ Don’t chase late entries. - 01:12:36 – “Try to stay short if you can to attack this level.”
→ Watching for trade to hit BP3/BP4 levels. - 01:23:07 – “I was long at 44… too much back and forth. I’m flat.”
→ Break-even exit on failed touch-and-go setup. - 01:38:13 – “I took the long at 47, 3-point stop.”
→ Final clean setup of the day. - 01:39:30 – “Took one off at 10-pointer, letting other ride.”
→ Textbook trade: TP + runner. - 01:43:07 – “Added at 54, double leverage with no added risk.”
→ Risk-free add-on strategy. - 01:46:44 – “Two stops: one BE on add-on, one back at original entry.”
→ Tight risk management. - 01:50:02 – “I’m done. Shutting down platform. Holding single runner.”
→ End of session for him, fully managed trade.
A Recap of Today’s Price Action & Setups:
Last night I wrote, “Tomorrow is a GREAT DAY to go golfing, bowling, clean out the garage, go shopping for Christmas gifts, work on your Trade Plan, …” That turned out to be very true!
Today was Contract Rollover Day. The H March contract is the contract we are trading.
If you are using our Journaling Software, mark today as a SPECIAL DAY and take notes!
Honestly, today is a no-trade day, historically speaking.
The setups you trust don’t behave the same way during rollover. Price action gets wild and nearly unpredictably, and your reliable patterns don’t work exactly the same.
Bigger swings make it more challenging.
This is exactly why experienced traders often step aside during rollover week. It’s not about missing opportunity… it’s about recognizing when the game has temporarily changed rules on you.
When the market doesn’t look right, don’t force it. There’s always another trading day when conditions return to normal.
AM SESSION: Battle Plan trade ideas (1️⃣) and (2️⃣) were already well-traveled territory by the open. When setups get worked over that thoroughly, they lose their edge. We needed fresh ideas SO we simply traded the price action as it unfolded.
At the open, I was watching for price to take out the 6847 Strong Level low. We got a beautiful initial long off that level, followed by a 10-point short later in the AM, then caught two more longs during the AM session.
Solid PNL day, but the market lacked follow-through.
Big ‘Go Nowhere’ candles dominated the action.
Watch the Entire Stream Session
Result: Easier days to trade.
PM SESSION: I noted in Discord that my eyes were on Battle Plan (3️⃣) (4️⃣) below. I wrote, ‘Default Now: Wait for Battle Plan trade ideas only.’ I’d already secured two 10-pointers, so for me to trade again, it would need to be a juicy fat-pitch setup.
Super nice Strong Level play this afternoon.
TIP OF THE DAY
If you’re not actively ready to enter an order on a pre-defined trade, close your platform. When you’re waiting for your next setup and the chart feels “boring,” the temptation to force a C or D-level trade becomes almost irresistible. Most often, this leads to regret.
Don’t rely on willpower alone… make it harder on yourself. Close the platform.
The best trades come to those who wait with discipline, not to those who stare at screens hunting for action.
TRADE OF THE DAY
BATTLE PLAN:
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We called several longs and shorts today. Each with a 10-point “take profit” and each with a “runner”, just in case.
CORE STRATEGY: For our Core Strategy Traders
Three 15-Point Candles with 10 ATR on Contract Rollover Day = No Trading!
If you were trading, there was a 3M FS long against a Strong Level that ran 40+ points! There was a 3M FS short that ran 25 points.
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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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