S&P 500 (ES)
Prior Session was Cycle Day 1: Distribution in Motion
As the morning progressed, price action rotated around the 6885–6890 zone — a true battleground for liquidity.
Repeated back-tests and reclaim attempts failed to spark fresh momentum, confirming the Bear Scenario highlighted in the DTS Briefing.
Price ultimately sustained an offer below 6885, tagging 6860 → 6855, fulfilling targets “to the tick.”
PTG’s commentary was locked in:
“I am trading to make money by following a strict trade protocol — not here to gamble.”
That contrast echoed throughout the session — between those rolling dice and those executing disciplined strategies with precision.
Range was 75 handles on 1.685M contracts exchanged
For greater detail of how this day unfolded, click on the Trading Room RECAP 10.31.25 link.
…Transition from Cycle Day 1 to Cycle Day 2
Transition into Cycle Day 2: Normally for CD2 we are anticipating some consolidation MATD rhythms to begin the session.
First day of the new month is dubbed “Mutual Fund Monday: This is a popular, informal term used in financial markets to describe the observation or theory that mutual fund managers tend to be net buyers of stocks on Mondays, potentially causing the market to perform better or experience an upward bias on that day.
The FOMC is now a distant “event memory” having lower 25bps as expected. But what remains concerning was JPOW’s emphatic comment that “a further reduction in the policy rate at the December meeting is not a foregone conclusion. Far from it, policy is not on a preset course.” This caused a bit of a “hissy-fit” initially with volatility spikes. So it will be interesting to see for the markets in November whether “cooler-heads” prevail and if the markets will continue to BTFD’s or begin a distribution period. Finally markets are now in entering historically strong performance periods.
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 6875+-, initially targets 6895 – 6900 zone.
Bear Scenario: Price sustains an offer below 6875+-, initially targets 6860 – 6855 zone.
PVA High Edge = 6897 PVA Low Edge = 6868 Prior POC = 6895
ESZ
Nasdaq (NQ)
Prior Session was Cycle Day 1: The NAZ opened with a spark but quickly fizzled as sellers seized control, pressing the bid lower right out of the gate. Bulls mounted a brief counteroffensive — a “failed” breakout attempt above the opening range — but the tape told the truth: sellers had the ball. Price action trended progressively lower through the morning and early afternoon, methodically grinding out longs. Then, right on cue, the late-day “window dressing” bid arrived, triggering a sharp short squeeze into the closing bell… only to see the last trade of the month punctuated by a swift fade as the curtain fell.
Range for this session was 385 handles on 590k contracts exchanged.
…Transition from Cycle Day 1 to Cycle Day 2
Transition into Cycle Day 2: Normally for CD2 we are anticipating some consolidation MATD rhythms to begin the session.
For the first week of November 2025 (November 3-7), key tech companies scheduled to release their earnings reports include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Qualcomm (QCOM), Shopify (SHOP), Uber (UBER), and Super Micro Computer (SMCI).
Be on Alert for more Trump Tape Bombs!
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 26000+-, initially targets 26115 – 26165 zone.
Bear Scenario: Price sustains an offer below 26000+-, initially targets 25890 – 25850 zone.
PVA High Edge = 26226 PVA Low Edge = 26006 Prior POC = 26161
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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