🧠 Morning Kickoff: The Strategy Was Loud and Clear

PTGDavid didn’t waste time warming up—by 7:26 AM, the market marching orders were live:

“@ES DTS Briefing continues on its precision accurate path…”

🎯 Bullish Setup (ES Futures)

• 📍 Above 6145 = Green Light

• 🎯 Initial targets set: 6160–6165

• 🔊 At 7:26 AM: “Volume building within the 6160 – 6165 target zone”

It wasn’t just a price prediction—it was a volume-validated prophecy.

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💡 Strategy Links Worth Bookmarking:

• 📘 PTG Home Base

• 📊 Daily Trade Strategy Blog

• 🔢 Daily Range Calculator

• ⚠️ CFTC Rule 4.41 – Required Reading

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🛠️ Market in Motion: Trade Execution Like Clockwork

🔹 CL (Crude Oil)

• 🎯 TGT 1 Hit: 9:30 AM

• 🎯 TGT 2 Hit: 10:28 AM

• ✅ All bullish targets fulfilled by 11:09 AM
  📸 Crude target image:
  

🔹 ES (S&P Futures)

• Opening sandbox: 6160–6170

• Momentum stayed above key levels, fulfilling the DTS playbook.

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🧘‍♂️ Trader Talk: SIM Accounts & Garden Duty

“I was outside directing the gardener…” – slatitude39
Real talk: Sometimes trades take a back seat to landscaping.

Meanwhile, John B shared a textbook gap-day play (SIM for now, but confidence fully funded):

📸 Gap Opening Chart:

“Test the PDH, then look for shift and first discount.” 👌

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⚡ Afternoon Session: Nachos & Market Melt-ups

By Power Hour, it was all:

📸 Power Hour Image

“Bulls remain LARGE and IN CHARGE”

• 📆 T+2 Flow → Persistent bid as expected

• 📈 6200 HOD Print

• 💵 MOC Sell Imbalance: $3.6B … and they bought it anyway

And then, this instant classic:

“I ordered NACHOS earlier from Grub Hub… Right on cue into the close.”
“T+2. Gotta mark ‘em up for the Quarterly Reports.”

🔚 Summary Snapshot

• 🎯 ES Hits 6200 High

• ✅ CL Bull Targets All Hit

• 🔄 NQ OPR Short Triggered (but ES took the bull crown)

• 🤖 Algo-driven volume pushed range from 57 → potential of 82

• 🧀 NACHOS = unofficial signal of the day

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📘 Educational Takeaways

• T+2 = Tailwind: Understand settlement flows and how they impact quarter-end markup behavior.

• Opening Range = Framework: Early OPR defines battlefield for bulls vs. bears.

• Volume at Target = Conviction: Targets mean little without participation—volume confirms intent.

• Discipline & Structure > Prediction: From Yumi Wisdom: “Trend-following systems with positive expectancy also work outside of trends.”

• Mental Reps Matter: Sim trading, garden breaks, or not—routine sharpens readiness.

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“Markets don’t run on caffeine… they run on confidence, context, and quarter-end markup.”