Thursday January 1, 2026
DAY AFTER NEW YEARS MES TRADE PLAN
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A Recap of Today’s Price Action & Setups:
To keep this short-n-sweet since it’s a holiday.
Color me surprised. I expected a no-trade day – truly.
RTH retraced the entire London move up. We waited for price to drop into our Battle Plan (4️⃣) zone. A 35 point retrace.
I entered inside the green box (or on the mapped out bounce) and held. Since bears controlled – and I warned a number of times that longs are counter – I trailed tightly once we reclaimed the 6924 Strong Range.
When we reached the mapped-out target (the next Strong Range), I ensured a nice 15-point hard-earned trade! (Read the commentary on Discord for full members).
My day was done. I closed my trading platform and walked.
SIDE NOTE: The London Session stole MUCH of the bounce power held in this Strong Range. London had 30-point bounce, RTH only had a 15-point bounce. Is it a wonder we sold off on the next touch – nope!
TIP OF THE DAY
Wednesday reinforced the core principle: we don’t chase… we wait for price to come to us. Then we engage with full confidence. That kind of trade writes itself in your journal, unlike some impulsive cowboy entry.
TRADE OF THE DAY
BATTLE PLAN:
Battle Plan (4️⃣): 15-pointer as discussed above.
Sunday Battle Plan (2️⃣): You COULD still be holding into a LOTTO Financed Runner. The stop would be 5-10 points above today’s RTH High. We will continue to play this out according to our trailing-stop methodology. See the video above for this exact discussion!
ZOOM:
Waited and traded Battle Plan (4️⃣).
A beautiful WTT BL short for 40 points! – This was also the EXIT on my long discussed above!
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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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