S&P 500 (ES)
Prior Session was Cycle Day 3: “The Fear, The Flow, and The FOMO”
The PTG trading floor opened to a buzzing hum of volatility, data hiccups, and a splash of philosophical depth — a perfect Tuesday cocktail. With Cycle Day 3 on deck, the day’s rhythm called for a morning lean-down before bulls could even dream of a reclaim.
Upside target zone between 6710 – 6720 rejected buyers on multiple attempts throughout the session. The lower D-Level Money Box Zone (6620 – 6600) was “Key Support” attracting buyers on each probe into this zone.
Another late day Trump Tariff Bomb (TTB) added some “cooking oil” spice to the price action. 🙂
Range was 129 handles on 1.721M contracts exchanged
For greater detail of how this day unfolded, click on the Trading Room RECAP 10.14.25 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 (6685) and (6666).
Intraday swings remain “spunky” offering plenty of trading opportunities as long as you stay “aligned.”
As we stated in previous briefings, the market has entered a period with elevated volatility, driven by TTB’s, 0DTE crosscurrents. This is a trader’s dream…Embrace the current price action, but always adhere to your plan.
Current range edges are defined by 6600 – 6720 with 6660 as the Fulcrum Pivot.
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 6670+-, initially targets 6710 – 6715 zone.
Bear Scenario: Price sustains an offer below 6670+-, initially targets 6635 – 6625 zone.
PVA High Edge = 6720 PVA Low Edge = 6651 Prior POC = 6614
ESZ
Nasdaq (NQ)
Prior Session was Cycle Day 3: Inside balancing day characterized by wide intraday “range-runner” swings. NQ mirrors the ES closely, so be sure to review the Trading Room RECAP to get a more detailed account of how the prior trading session unfolded. Range for this session was 623 handles on 720k 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 (24780) which got fulfilled in the prior session.
Current range edges are defined by 24970 – 24420 with 24735 as the Fulcrum Pivot.
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 24735+-, initially targets 24930 – 24900 zone.
Bear Scenario: Price sustains an offer below 24735+-, initially targets 24620 – 24560 zone.
PVA High Edge = 24831 PVA Low Edge = 24491 Prior POC = 24706
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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