🧠 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)
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📍 Above 6145 = Green Light
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🎯 Initial targets set: 6160–6165
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🔊 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.
💡 Strategy Links Worth Bookmarking:
🛠️ Market in Motion: Trade Execution Like Clockwork
🔹 CL (Crude Oil)
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🎯 TGT 1 Hit: 9:30 AM
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🎯 TGT 2 Hit: 10:28 AM
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✅ All bullish targets fulfilled by 11:09 AM
📸 Crude target image:
🔹 ES (S&P Futures)
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Opening sandbox: 6160–6170
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Momentum stayed above key levels, fulfilling the DTS playbook.
🧘♂️ 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.” 👌
⚡ Afternoon Session: Nachos & Market Melt-ups
By Power Hour, it was all:
“Bulls remain LARGE and IN CHARGE”
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📆 T+2 Flow → Persistent bid as expected
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📈 6200 HOD Print
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💵 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
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🎯 ES Hits 6200 High
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✅ CL Bull Targets All Hit
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🔄 NQ OPR Short Triggered (but ES took the bull crown)
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🤖 Algo-driven volume pushed range from 57 → potential of 82
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🧀 NACHOS = unofficial signal of the day
📘 Educational Takeaways
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T+2 = Tailwind: Understand settlement flows and how they impact quarter-end markup behavior.
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Opening Range = Framework: Early OPR defines battlefield for bulls vs. bears.
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Volume at Target = Conviction: Targets mean little without participation—volume confirms intent.
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Discipline & Structure > Prediction: From Yumi Wisdom: “Trend-following systems with positive expectancy also work outside of trends.”
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Mental Reps Matter: Sim trading, garden breaks, or not—routine sharpens readiness.
“Markets don’t run on caffeine… they run on confidence, context, and quarter-end markup.”