When scalping ES on the 1-minute, use NQ as your confirmation chart:
• ES = entry
• NQ = 5-minute trend filter
• Draw major levels on both
• Only trade ES when NQ agrees with direction
• If NQ breaks first → strong ES move
• If NQ hesitates or rejects → skip
The 9 EMA on the 5-min chart is underrated.
It’s not just for entries — it’s a powerful way to manage your position.
Stay above it? Hold.
Lose it with momentum? Trim or exit.
Simple tools, sharp execution.
You’re in the driver seat now. The long game is built watching your downside first & trading w discipline.. having a DLL in place can help instill discipline. Choose wisely and choose DLL that fits within your strat. No more 1 day blow ups please and thank you - Let’s go!
Markets move in 3 phases:
Accumulation → Manipulation → Distribution.
If you trade the manipulation, you’re liquidity.
If you wait for distribution, you trade with smart money.
Mark your key levels before the trade, not during the emotions. 📈
Support, resistance, supply, demand — they’re not just lines, they’re decision points.
Plan the trade. Trade the plan.
And when price hits your level? Take profit. 💰
Game plan for tomorrow:
Eyes on $MNQ / $NQ for the break & retest above 25,496. — that’s PDH (25,496) 👀📊
If we get the level holding with strong PA, I’m looking to hop in and trim into 26,019 🎯💰
No FOMO — let it confirm, then it’s send it 🚀
When scalping, your stop loss should always have logic behind it:
• The impulse candle that breaks the high/low
• The 5-min swing low/high
• Or a break of the entry candle you took
If price invalidates the move, you’re out. Protect capital first — profits come next.