ES Weekly Trading Plan: Balancing Market Strategy 12/29 🚨Trading Plan: Balancing Market Strategy with Failure Scenarios 🚨
Market Context
The market is currently in a balancing phase, with defined extremes of the balance zone at 6164 (high) and 5898 (low). Our approach will focus on trading around the midpoint and targeting key levels, while remaining aware of potential failure scenarios where the market tests beyond the extremes but fails to sustain momentum.
Key Levels
Balance Zone High: 6164
Balance Zone Low: 5898
Midpoint (Pivot): 6031
🎯 Upside Targets:
6072
6108
6144
📉 Downside Targets:
5999
5964
5928
🧑💼 Strategy Overview
Objective:
Trade within the balancing market, utilizing the midpoint as a pivot for directional bias, while also preparing for failure scenarios at the balance zone extremes.
Risk Management:
Place stops just outside the balance zone extremes to avoid being caught in a breakout trap.
Execution Plan:
Follow a systematic entry and exit plan based on price action near key levels, with heightened focus on failure scenarios at the extremes.
Trade Execution Plan
Pivot Zone: 6031
If price holds above 6031:
Look for long opportunities targeting upside levels.
If price breaks and holds below 6031:
Look for short opportunities targeting downside levels.
Upside Trade Setup:
Entry:
Enter long positions near 6031 on confirmation of support (e.g., strong buying momentum, bullish candlestick patterns).
Targets:
6072 → 6108 → 6144 →
Stop Loss:
Place stops just below 5999 to protect capital.
Downside Trade Setup:
Entry:
Enter short positions near 6031 on confirmation of resistance (e.g., strong selling momentum, bearish candlestick patterns).
Targets:
5999 → 5964 → 5928 →
Stop Loss:
Place stops just above 6072 to protect capital.
⚡ Failure Scenarios
Looking Above 6164 and Failing:
Scenario:
The market breaches 6164, signaling potential breakout buyers, but quickly reverses and re-enters the balance zone.
Trade Opportunity:
Short the market on confirmation of failure (e.g., rejection candlesticks, increasing sell volume).
Targets:
6144 → 6108 → 6072 → Midpoint (6031).
Stop Loss:
Place stops just above 6164 to avoid prolonged breakout risk.
Looking Below 5898 and Failing:
Scenario:
The market breaches 5898, signaling potential breakout sellers, but quickly reverses and re-enters the balance zone.
Trade Opportunity:
Long the market on confirmation of failure (e.g., rejection candlesticks, increasing buy volume).
Targets:
5928 → 5964 → 5999 → Midpoint (6031).
Stop Loss:
Place stops just below 5898 to avoid prolonged breakout risk.
Fake Breakout from Midpoint (6031):
Scenario:
The market shows a directional breakout from 6031 but fails to sustain momentum, reversing back into balance.
Trade Opportunity:
Trade in the direction of the failed breakout, targeting the opposite side of the balance zone.
Stop Loss:
Place stops just outside the failed breakout level.
💡 Risk Management
Position Sizing:
Risk no more than 1-2% of account balance per trade. Use tight stops to minimize loss in failure scenarios.
Break-Even Adjustments:
Move stops to break-even once the first target is hit.
📈 Trade Monitoring
Order Flow Analysis:
Continuously monitor volume and order flow near extremes and the midpoint for signs of breakout or failure.
Market Context Update:
Adapt the plan if the market establishes a new range or breaks out of balance.
💰 Exit Plan
Take profits incrementally at each target.
Exit immediately if the market signals sustained breakout momentum beyond the balance zone extremes.
🔔 Stay disciplined and adapt to the price action!
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