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Dow Futures (YM) Bearish Sequence Targets 49570 The short-term Elliott Wave view in Dow Futures (YM) shows that the cycle from the August 5, 2026 high remains active as a double three corrective structure. From that peak, wave (w) finished at 51609. A rally in wave (x) then ended at 52840. The Index has since resumed its decline and broke below the termination point of wave (w). This break confirms that the next leg lower has started. The projected downside target is the 100% to 161.8% Fibonacci extension of wave (w), which lies between 47542

by Elliottwave-Forecast

Day trading October New Monthly Cycle New Month, New timing Cycle. New monthly candle forming. This is the third month now showing my monthly process. Now that the first two days have traded, I have gathered some vital information. The monthly open in orange 51,335. What I am seeing is so far the first two days have been mean reverting around the monthly open. The 15-minute ATR (the timeframe I enter in on) is at 110 I have decided that I will be using 185 tick stops for the entirety of October. No matter how and where

Weekly outlook on different assets. NQ ES YM, Crude, Bitcoin Covering the weekly outlook the expansions and what you need to look for. Highlighted key areas and my narrative for the next weekly bar

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by Tra3er_NeXuS

October Preparation New Month Template Start Now that September has three trading days left, the new month is about to be upon us. I don't know what the monthly open will be yet, but once I do, I will mark it in orange. So far this month, September has been a bearish template with a sort of creeping down motion. Creeping trends either blow off in the direction they are creeping in, or they violently reverse. I take it day by day and won't know what October will look like until it plays out. Just a ball park estimate, I think October wi

September Results Day Trading Dow Jones I am going to call it a month being up 12.5R with Thursday's trade closing in green. I will take the rest of the month off to regroup and to let the month play out. Usually, at the end of month's, the market likes to manipulate prices and set up for the next month. Using the 1-hour chart, I have drawn what the monthly candle looks like and the price action inside of it. Every month I mark out the open of the month and two black vertical lines. Below are my trades and my thought processes

Not as technical as the ES, but still :D Here we simply have a short narrative that visually dominates, so this OPP looks good in the short

Pre Market Outlook on NFP. NQ ES & Dow Explaining my thought process on NQ ES and Dow for today's NFP

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by Tra3er_NeXuS

I hope this character is okay??I will also take shorts here, since the picture looks pleasant for work! OTD, after we blocked NPOC on Friday

First Half of September Trades Taken Results Day Trading Pre FOMC tomorrow, these are my results so far 10 trades taken 6 wins 4 losses using 1.6 risk to reward (1.5 plus 0.1 for commissions) 125 tick stops 200 tick targets So far up 5.6R I am risking 3% risk per trade So far, I am ok with the results. Two losses were just random variance and didn't work out. Nothing to fret about that. The other two were just poor execution and being a dummy. One loss I entered in way too early before the pullback to the 20 and got tagged out. I reentered a

Training Better Template Identification This post is for me to see if I am improving on Template identification I arrived in office at 09:23am Opened charts and within 5 seconds saw it was a bullish low of the day template I will be buying under the 20sma near the open

Trading idea for the MYM on September 10, 2026 CBOT_MINI:MYM1! The price is in a neutral position from a technical standpoint. I'd like to see how it reacts at Monday's open and how it unfolds over time to make a better decision on whether to go long or short. For now, I see a good buying opportunity, but I'm not too fond of the fact that the daily 20-period SMA is so close; however, I think the market could still rise further.

by Danielroble5

Well, maybe it's time? -_-Well, considering the look of the momentum, is it time to start developing learning to walk, so to speak? After all, yesterday we closed the bullish NPOC (which triggered a strong reaction), and today the price opened in an OA (Opening Action) format.

us30 buy trade #Ym I am going long on the Dow Jones because it has reached a key demand zone on both the 4-hour and daily timeframes.

by vicofalltrade

US30 15M: Wait for Bullish Break of Structure (BOS) Confirmation On the 15-minute timeframe, US30 (Sep 2026) has dropped into a major lower demand/support zone near the $52,060 - $52,127 area after sweeping previous swing lows. Price is currently consolidating within this support block, setting up a potential bullish reversal scenario. Technical Reference Levels Projected BOS Confirmation Level: ~$52,180 (Awaiting Break of Structure Level) Invalidation / Structural Level: ~$52,005.1 (Below the lower demand zone boundary) Upside Target Level: ~$52,673.1 (O

$US30 Bearish Continuation?I reckon bearish momentum could still continue on today during the NY trading session, price is retracing back up into an interesting POI area... could look at targeting previous days low if confirmation presents itself in the markets. - Aman | SMC Wolf FX

compression period a compression tht take major shift between ups and down within H1, still waiting for H4 making the real breakout for validation

by Art-of-Cutloss

Trading Craft 101 · Lesson 04 — Backtesting 101 🔵 WHY BACKTEST AT ALL A backtest is the cheapest way to discover that your edge does not exist. Better to find it in data than in your account. But a backtest is only as honest as its rules — and most backtests are dishonest in the same, quiet way. 🔵 THE EXACT-MECHANICS RULE Before any test, write the trade in full mechanical detail: the exact entry condition, the exact stop, the exact target, the exact size. "Enter near support" is not testable — "buy on a daily close above X, stop below

by ConfluenceEdge_

#DJIA Futures - 7500 Points move expected?Date: 23-03-2026 #Dow Jones Futures Earlier we had captured 8000 points move from Apr 2025 and 3500 points since last month, Now the new levels are emerging which are highlighted 10 days ago and the same is getting updated here. The levels are drawn on the chart. New 7500+ points move is expected and its non-directional call. No advice for anyone.

by Micro_trades123

I don't mind shorts, but I'd like to get a correction for that!Yesterday was a bank holiday, and today we opened with a strong sell-off into short positions, since the overall narrative for us is still bearish. I’d like to see a correction so we can assess whether the trend will continue, especially since we’re now testing the long NPOC—it would be good to get confirmation and trigger a correction toward the short zones.

TRADE 1 Taking it without confirmation. Will be sleeping. Let’s see what happens

by trade2success

CORE CORE STRATEGY STEPS 1. Trend 2. HTF Curve Zone 3. Verify trend on your itf and draw out zone 4. REFINE ITF ZONE TO YOUR LTF ZONE FOR ENTRY 5. SCORE THE TRADE 6. PLACE THE TRADE

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**The Four-Quadrant Framework: Using DXY to Navigate Risk**Just as we learned to analyze situations through four quadrants in school, markets can also be approached through a four-quadrant framework. At the center of my framework is the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY). Its direction often provides an important signal about global liquidity and whether markets are shifting toward a **risk-on or risk-off environment**. Once the DXY trend and market regime become clearer, traders can better align their strategies across equities, commodities, cryptocurrencies, an

My August 2026 Performance I want to share my August performance to follow up with my strategy so you can see how an entire month looks like from start to finish. I will admit, I made some mistakes and fumbled at the start. Lessons learned to go into September strong. I took 12 trades total Won 7 Lost 5 58% win rate Total R gained/Lost: +9R Mistakes made: I was feeling confident in increasing my targets to 3.5-4R after years of using 2-2.5R My second trade hit 2R before rolling over (a 3R mistake) My third trade