Pushing Higher as Planned - Is the Bottom in? - June 12 Plan
Tuesday's trade plan stated that down first would be a buy, and price is coming into the primary target for that trade: the daily EMA9 for the second lower high. Rejection is required to set up again.
Yesterday’s session proposed a 90 point run for ES and a 500 point long for NQ if my Level #2 for the session would reclaim.
The NQ entry came at $28700 and gave an initial 55 points into the first target for partials, then pushed through to confirm low of day.
I said potential 500 points. It hit 882 into EOD. The trade is recapped in today’s newsletter AND video.
This puts the statistics for the week on 6 trades, 6 wins, all with zero adverse excursion.
The power of the trap.
For today
Bullish case: 4H contractions below key resistance, trapping shorts into pre-market for an intraday swing targeting Friday’s breakdown zone. This is simply continuation of longs accumulated near the W1 low / EMA9.
Alternative: 50–60% retrace of yesterday’s reversal candle into key zones for defined-risk swing long.
Full levels, charts & details in today’s newsletter or Discord.
#ES_F / #NQ_F - $SPX / $NDX #FUTURES - $SPY / $QQQ
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Notes on structure. It doesn't get simpler. MSS, CHoCH, BOS, the only difference is degree. When you zoom out, your MSS becomes a CHoCH. When you zoom in, your BOS becomes a CHoCH.
The second article in the 2026 trading course is coming tomorrow.
Markets Coiling, Ready to Attempt Higher - June 11 Plan
The session was a dead grind, but the model set up during mid day chop, right when price swept a previous H4 wick and diagonal, then forming a 5 minute failure swing to define risk. My core Lower Timeframe Diagonal Entry Model, the most consistent way to buy failed breakdowns.
176 points from entry with initially just 35 points risk, bringing the stats for this week to 5 wins out of 5 trades, always backed up live in the Discord. One model, one plan, one focus.
For today
NQ is the bigger prize: it’s a 500-point run presenting itself off this zone if the 4 hourly bearish swing sets up and fails. Reclaiming H4 EMA9 then trading the hourly higher low would chip away at that potential, but we have to take whatever the market gives us.
ES is relatively concerning and the weaker of the two, but it offers the most upside on a clean trigger — an H4 swing failure could give 85 to 90 points. Same zone, same W1 EMA9, same read. It’s literally a reclaim of H4 EMA9 and the contraction zones lost yesterday. My money stays with NQ into the session, but if a decent setup presents, I’ll try to swing both, with calls SPY/QQQ or shares SPXL/TQQQ. This is a good one to try.
Levels, charts and details in today’s newsletter or Discord.
#ES_F / #NQ_F - $SPX / $NDX #FUTURES - $SPY / $QQQ
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The power of the trap. My entry parameters depend on failure swings. My entry is their stop run. This way, entries offer zero adverse excursion.
Combined with a sweep of a pre-planned level, the probability of an immediate acceleration increases significantly.
4 trades, 4 wins.
$ES_F / $NQ_F Today's trade plan in effect. Round #2. Framed perfectly in today's newsletter.
Plan for the week was to look for longs into Wednesday, if markets set it up.
Weekly EMA9 here, I'm looking for the first reversals to define risk and get long.
How failed breakdowns form. Simplicity is key. This principle defines both risk and swing setup. Repeatable on all tickers the exact same way.
Never buy another trap.
#ES_F / #NQ_F - $SPY / $QQQ
Here is the exact text from the FREE SECTION of yesterday's trade plan:
"ES has a very clean D1 EMA9 contraction, and NQ has a sharp move that still needs sellers to press it further. The H4 structure shows a bearish lower high attempting on both, and sellers now only have one job: make new lows."
I only had bullish plans until yesterday.
System.
Daily Higher Lows Formed, Looking for Confirmation - June 5 Plan
#ES_F / #NQ_F - SPX / NDX FUTURES - $SPY / $QQQ
Yesterday’s plan was a failed breakdown of the overnight low. For ES, that meant a sweep of Level 3 back into Level 2 and Level 1. For NQ, a sweep of the H4 EMA50 — same mechanic, same target. Both setup, triggered and paid. Two setups, same shape. A perfect day.
Day 3 of this pullback. I remarked yesterday that the daily turns have arrived. “Volatility ahead. The most destructive stage begins now.” - confirmed.
Both indices are in need of a daily lower high to fill out the range — ES has a very clean D1 EMA9 contraction, and NQ had a sharp move that still needs sellers to press it further. The H4 structure shows a bearish lower high attempting on both, and sellers now only have one job: make new lows.
If these new lows fail, buyers take full control and attempt daily bullish continuation. The red bars are key, and my trade plans highlight the exact levels that I am looking to long today.
Key levels, charts and detailed plans in today’s newsletter.
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First instruction coming tomorrow:
Failure Swings and Barky’s Guideline of Setup Formation.
Here’s a preview. Can you apply this principle to today’s daily $QQQ chart? If so, tell me what key support is and why.
Momentum Cloud updated.
A Companion Pane allows users to project candles and cloud to a dedicated window below the actual price chart, allowing us to focus on our edge while keeping an eye on momentum.
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$NQ_F Today's plan called for a higher low into the 4 hour EMA9, aligned with my level #1 for the session.
Long $29465, Long $30607
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Day made.