S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 1: Hotdog Day “Buy ’em cheap… if you’ve got the courage.” Today’s tape was the definition of Hotdog Day — mustard-ready but no real meat — as traders collectively held their breath waiting for … Continue reading
“Trade what happens, not what you hope happens.” 1. Pre-FOMC (8:00–13:55 ET) 🧘♂️ Market Mood: Low conviction Algo-driven chop Fake breaks to harvest liquidity Reduced volume until the grenade pin is pulled 🔭 Prep Checklist: Mark ONH/ONL, VWAP, IBH/IBL, and … Continue reading
“Buy ’em cheap… if you’ve got the courage.” Today’s tape was the definition of Hotdog Day — mustard-ready but no real meat — as traders collectively held their breath waiting for tomorrow’s FOMC fireworks. But even in the lull, Cycle … Continue reading
S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 3: Morning Session: The Bull Slips on a Bar of Soap Early price action started messy. Rising wedge chatter, setups flashing, and then the first theme of the day emerged: No conviction from … Continue reading
“Fresh week, fresh traps.” Opening Notes The room kicked off with the usual Monday optimism — coffee-fueled greetings, charts streaming, and a hint of caution as Manny reminded everyone:Attack on a Monday morning at your own peril.(No truer words spoken … Continue reading
S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 2: “Capital Preservation Fryday — Because Fun Is Optional but Discipline Isn’t.” Fryday’s rhythm can be simply characterized as a series of “traps n snaps” on both sides of the ledger. Nobody escaped … Continue reading
“Capital Preservation Fryday — Because Fun Is Optional but Discipline Isn’t.” Overnight:Price came in hot, tagging the initial DTS target zone like it had an alarm set for it. Bulls strutted in with their morning coffee, acting like they planned … Continue reading
S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 1: Balancing Session Mid-Morning – The First Act of Target Tagging By 10:27 AM:“Both upper AND lower target zones fulfilled.”– The type of line that makes all the cycle geeks simultaneously nod … Continue reading
Cycle Day 1 – Precision Dip, Rhythmic Consolidation, and a Whole Lotta Pivot Drama KEY LINKS:PTG Home → polaristradinggroup.comDTS Daily Strategy → polaristradinggroup.com/blog/ptg-daily-trade-strategy/CFTC Rule 4.41 Disclaimer → (standard PTG disclosure as always) Morning Session – “Can Anyone Hear Me? …Bueller?” … Continue reading
S&P 500 (ES) Prior Session was Cycle Day 3: Wild-Card Wednesday — Where Price Action Brought the Drama, the Traps, and the “I Totally Saw That Coming” Traders CD3 didn’t disappoint. Overnight the ES tiptoed along the 6840 Line in the Sand, … Continue reading