Right at the final hour got back to the charts, and saw this develop. Huge trend channel light overshoot with a double bottom/fbo reversal bar. Tried to hold until close.

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Good to get a profit out of it - nice work -

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Damn... something happened with the Ninja ATM (increased size today and didn't set it up correctly) and stop started trailing super aggressively. Out on both parts for 2.25.

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Long now on the failed breakout (fbo) and the second entry long reversal. BE on the position as a whole (first position out at 2.25, stop on second at 2.25).

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

One trade so far. Pretty choppy open so far. Took the first pullback short and might have managed a little tight, but we are at support from Friday. So basically a BE trade overall and waiting for more information.

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Perhaps others that haven't been participating so far will chime in, but for the three of us that have been participating, only I have any moving averages on the chart (and mine is very faint so obviously not a focal point for me). Nonetheless, the ...

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Good stuff! I kept drawing trendlines today thinking of where you'd be entering. Better day than me - Looking back, I let my own expectation guide a decision not to take your short #1 which is a reasonable setup bar, instead of just following what ...

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Well, came back from the early loss, had my target set a bit too far out, although it might get there. Judgement was a bit clouded during management of this as I wanted to get back the loss, not manage the trade correctly. Nonetheless, decent trade ...

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Sort of a hard trend, but not getting any pullbacks that would let me short other than at the low of the day, which I'm not a fan of doing. So still waiting...

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Big surprise bear bar. I don't really know what I'm looking at here, so waiting.

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Still sitting on my hands, seeing if a long setup takes form here at the lower end of that range. Or potentially a breakout pullback, although that seems less likely.

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Waiting for something to show up here. ES broke yesterday trendline by the lower gap open this morning. Could mean a two leg up move for a LH short, or any other number of things. We are in the middle of yesterday afternoon's range, so potentially ...

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

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Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Looks like you did well! It looks like you took the same trade as I did, although better entry from what looks like a 3M chart. How did you manage that trade?

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

My guess is the only short that will work for anything, and it will only be a scalp at best, would be after lunch at some point and/or at the start of the final hour. But that short will provide the first pullback of the day which will likely be ...

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

So the spike and channel call is looking correct so large pullbacks are unlikely. Failed low 2 long entries (i.e. market tries to sell off twice, but just goes sideways) would likely be the most reasonable - and no shorting. I don't like trading ...

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Modified target back to my typical initial swing target of 8.00 points (plus got a tick positive slippage). Really taking the stairs slowly today...

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Took the same trade on YM, but got +20 / +1 as it didn't develop enough room. Half out on the ES with second pieced at BE.

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Looking like we might have a spike and channel type trend up after the breakout pullback huge signal bar.

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures

Got the +100 on that second part for YM, +40/+100. And that's definitely good enough for today -

Intraday Trading the US Index Futures