Small size, same read as the full contract -- reclaim held, worked exactly as planned.
Micro E-mini S&P 500 · 2 ct
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
Marcus Chen@mchen_fx Took a few tries to get the timing right earlier in the week -- this one just lined up clean.
riley_futures@riley_futures Volume on the break was the tell for me watching it live. Good size for the conviction.
View all 4 commentsSmall size, same read as the full contract -- reclaim held, worked exactly as planned.
Micro E-mini S&P 500 · 2 ct
Closing out early today. Size was right, read was right, just want to bank it and not give any back into the close.
Got caught on the wrong side of the inventory reaction. Took the loss and moved on.
Crude Oil Futures · 1 ct
Chased the move, got the entry wrong. Cut it fast once it didn't hold, no regrets on the exit.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
CPI reaction was cleaner than I expected -- market actually respected the level instead of whipsawing through it.
Test size on a setup I wasn't fully confident in -- glad I kept it small.
Micro E-mini S&P 500 · 2 ct
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
Slow day for scalps. Sometimes the best trade is the one you don't take.
Caught the reclaim of the overnight high and rode it into the first pullback. Took half off into resistance, trailed the rest.
E-mini S&P 500 · 3 ct
Alena Vasquez@alena_fx Appreciate it -- almost covered early when it stalled, glad I waited for the actual break.
James Torres@jtorres_nt That's the part I need to get better at -- I cut on the wick every time.
View all 5 commentsCaught the reclaim of the overnight high and rode it into the first pullback. Took half off into resistance, trailed the rest.
E-mini S&P 500 · 3 ct
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
Three-session range on YM is getting tighter. Whichever way this breaks, it should move.
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
Small size, same read as the full contract -- reclaim held, worked exactly as planned.
Micro E-mini S&P 500 · 2 ct
Inventory number came in bullish, added on the first pullback after the initial spike.
Crude Oil Futures · 1 ct
Inventory number came in bullish, added on the first pullback after the initial spike.
Crude Oil Futures · 1 ct
Sara Kim@sara_crude It's been the cleanest tape of anything I trade this month, honestly.
jordan_scalps@jordan_scalps Wish I could get comfortable trading energy, still mostly an equities-index guy.
View all 6 commentsCaught the reclaim of the overnight high and rode it into the first pullback. Took half off into resistance, trailed the rest.
E-mini S&P 500 · 3 ct
Crude's been the only thing with real follow-through all week. Everything else is noise by comparison.
Faded strength too early -- covered for a small loss once it broke back above my level. Should have waited for confirmation.
E-mini S&P 500 · 3 ct
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 2 ct
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
Got caught on the wrong side of the inventory reaction. Took the loss and moved on.
Crude Oil Futures · 1 ct
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
Scalping this range has been rough today -- every level's fading through instead of holding. Stepping back for a bit.
Small size, same read as the full contract -- reclaim held, worked exactly as planned.
Micro E-mini S&P 500 · 2 ct
Momentum trade off the open -- volume confirmed the breakout, sized up on the retest holding.
E-mini Nasdaq-100 · 4 ct
Test size on a setup I wasn't fully confident in -- glad I kept it small.
Micro E-mini S&P 500 · 2 ct
Inventory number came in bullish, added on the first pullback after the initial spike.
Crude Oil Futures · 1 ct
Midday chop as expected. Sitting on hands until the afternoon session unless something breaks the range.
Rolled my weekly calls out -- theta was getting expensive into the print. Small size, staying flexible.
Anyone else seeing the volume dry up on this NQ push? Feels thin up here.
Premarket levels holding up so far. ES 6480 is the line in the sand for me today.