ES - August 13th - Daily Trade PlanWe built an overnight base between 6462 and 6475. We broke out of this and have grinded higher into the 6484 target we have been looking for this week. PPI coming out this am and we could keep grinding higher or Ideally we get a loss of 6462 and reclaim to setup a nice opportunity for 10+ points and
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The current price of S&P 500 Index Futures is 6,649.50 USD — it hasn't changed in the past 24 hours. Watch S&P 500 Index Futures price in more detail on the chart.
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