S&P 500 (ES)
Prior Session was Cycle Day 3: (Super Cycle Edition)
Theme: Forever Bid. One Lane Highway — UP.
Markets extended their ATH rallies to even higher ALL-TIME HIGHS and in the process the 3 Day Cycle hit 241.87% (198.75 pts) of the average (82.17 pts)
It was essentially a “One Lane Highway” from the opening until the close. Short players had zero breathing room to get paid, and ultimately paid the price for those that remained stubbornly short.
This session was certainly a good example of why PTG Traders adhere to the Primary Directive (PD): ALWAYS STAY IN ALIGNMENT with the DOMINANT FORCE.
Below is today’s Trading Room RECAP excerpts:
“Final week of Rocktober” opened with quiet confidence — and a market that clearly didn’t get the memo about resistance. The Gamma Guys framed the landscape: Upside resistance 6,875, support 6,825, with 7,000 as the “holy grail” level should FOMC and earnings clear midweek.
Both ES and NQ opened with Opening Range shorts that fizzled quickly — the early bears got swatted as buyers reloaded and took full control.
By mid-session, A10 Long triggered cleanly, confirming the “One Lane Highway” theme.
💬 PTGDavid: “Asteroid could hit Earth and buyers would still be active.”
💬 Manny: “Hold your nose and buy. That’s when they flush it — better to play small ball.”
💬 PTGDavid (replying): “Civilization annihilated … Buy The Rebuild.”
The chatroom mood turned from tactical to tongue-in-cheek optimism as bulls steamrolled every dip.
Range was 50 handles on 1.133M contracts exchanged
For greater detail of how this day unfolded, click on the Trading Room RECAP 10.27.25 link.
…Transition from Cycle Day 3 to Cycle Day 1
Transition into Cycle Day 1: Today begins a new cycle with the average decline projection zone between (6878) and (6857).
Price closed just slightly off the new ATH HOD (6916.75) so with bullish momentum may push higher before the next decline / pullback unfolds.
PTG has no new insights with this price action, except to say: “Do Not Fight the Tape”…”Embrace the Daily Direction” and “Manage Trade Risk”
Broken Record Advice…
Of course, nothing changes for PTG…Simply follow your plan. Take only Triple A setups and manage the $risk. ALWAYS HAVE HARD STOP-LOSSES in-place on the exchange.
PTG’s Primary Directive (PD) is to ALWAYS STAY IN ALIGNMENT with the DOMINANT FORCE.
As such, scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
Bull Scenario: Price sustains a bid above 6908+-, initially targets 6916 – 6923 zone.
Bear Scenario: Price sustains an offer below 6908+-, initially targets 6894 – 6890 zone.
PVA High Edge = 6898 PVA Low Edge = 6880 Prior POC = 6883
ESZ
Nasdaq (NQ)
Prior Session was Cycle Day 3: Positive 3 Day Cycle as price traded safely above the CD1 Low satisfying the 91.72% historical statistic.
Stocks Hit Record Highs on US-China Trade Optimism – US Market Wrap
Riskier assets were boosted by Wall Street’s optimism that a trade agreement between the US and China is imminent, with stocks reaching all-time highs amid a surge in cryptocurrency. Gold and short-term bonds declined as demand for safety declined.
US and Chinese trade negotiators prepared a series of diplomatic victories for Xi Jinping and Donald Trump to announce at a summit this week, the S&P 500 increased 1.2%. The prognosis for profits is getting better as more Federal Reserve interest rate reductions are anticipated.
Tariffs do not seem to have had much of an impact on corporate America, as companies are using price increases and cost reductions to maintain their margins. The S&P 500 firms are seeing a four-year high in sales beats.
Five companies that make up over 25% of the US benchmark. Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Apple will release their earnings on Wednesday and Thursday. Megacaps in the Magnificent Seven saw a 2.6% increase.
Range for this session was 313 handles on 421k contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 3 to Cycle Day1
Transition into Cycle Day 1: Today begins a new cycle with the average decline projection (25876).
Price closed just slightly off the new ATH HOD (25013.50) so with bullish momentum may push higher before the next decline / pullback unfolds.
PTG has no new insights with this price action, except to say: “Do Not Fight the Tape”…”Embrace the Daily Direction” and “Manage Trade Risk”
Of course, nothing changes for PTG…Simply follow your plan. Take only Triple A setups and manage the $risk. ALWAYS HAVE HARD STOP-LOSSES in-place on the exchange.
PTG’s Primary Directive (PD) is to ALWAYS STAY IN ALIGNMENT with the DOMINANT FORCE.
As such, scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
Bull Scenario: Price sustains a bid above 25950+-, initially targets 25055 – 26098 zone.
Bear Scenario: Price sustains an offer below 25950+-, initially targets 25890 – 24860 zone.
PVA High Edge = 25950 PVA Low Edge = 25825 Prior POC = 25925
NQZ
Economic Calendar
Trade Strategy: Our tactical trade strategy will simply remain unaltered…We’ll be flexible to trade both long and short side from Decision Pivot Levels. Continue to focus on Bull/Bear Stackers and Premium/Discounts. As always, remaining in alignment with dominant intra-day force increases probabilities of producing winning trades.
Stay Focused…Non-Biased…Disciplined ALWAYS USE STOPS!
Good Trading…David
“Knowing is not enough, We must APPLY. Willing is not enough, We must DO.” –BR
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