⚡ RAIN x Break + Retest Trade Plan — 3/10/26

3/10/20262 min read


Ticker: /ES
Timeframe: 30m
Bias: Constructive above 6,771
Theme: Liquidity sweep at December low → watching for higher low continuation

🛡️Trade Less. Demand Confirmation. Protect Accounts.
  • Only trade at defined levels — if it’s mid-range or unclear, it’s a pass.

  • Match size and frequency to conditions — chop = reduce activity, not increase it.

  • Eliminate urgency — baby accounts grow through defense, not forcing offense.

🧭 Context

Overnight we printed a 6,818 high, then sold off into 6,762, briefly sweeping below the December low (6,771) before buyers stepped in aggressively. That sweep likely cleared liquidity sitting under the level.

Price then rebounded to the overnight high at 6,832 and is now rotating between 6,818 and ~6,800.

The structural shift here is important:
The market swept the key level and reclaimed it, which often sets up a higher-low continuation pattern rather than immediate breakdown.

As long as 6,771 holds, the market has room to build higher toward 6,840–6,849 and eventually test the daily moving averages overhead.

A clean loss of 6,771, however, invalidates the sweep and likely rotates price toward the 200DMA at 6,688.

📊 Key Levels
🟩 Support
  • 6,771 — December low / structural pivot

  • 6,762 — Overnight liquidity sweep

  • 6,688200DMA

🟥 Resistance

  • 6,832 — Overnight high

  • 6,840–6,849 — Reclaim pivot

  • 6,872 — 20DMA

  • 6,892 — 100DMA

  • 6,921 — 50DMA

🟢 A+ Setup — Sweep & Hold Long (Primary)

Zone: 6,771–6,780

Trigger

  • Pullback into the zone

  • Buyers defend 6,771 again

  • 30min higher low forms

Targets

  • 6,818

  • 6,832

  • 6,849

Stop

  • 30min acceptance below 6,771

Why this works: The overnight move likely cleared liquidity under the December low. If that sweep holds, trapped shorts often fuel the bounce higher.

🟢 A+ Setup — Reclaim Momentum Long

Zone: Above 6,849

Trigger

  • 30min close above 6,849

  • Retest holds as support

Targets

  • 6,872 (20DMA)

  • 6,892 (100DMA)

  • 6,921 (50DMA)

Stop

  • Loss of 6,832

🔴 A+ Setup — Failed Sweep Breakdown

Zone: Below 6,771

Trigger

  • 30min close below the level

  • Failed reclaim

Targets

  • 6,720

  • 6,688 (200DMA)

Stop

  • Reclaim of 6,780

🧠 Structural Edge (Sniper Entry Concept)

The key structure today is the liquidity sweep → reclaim pattern.

Best entries come from:

1️⃣ Sweep of a key level
2️⃣ Immediate reclaim
3️⃣ Higher low forming above the sweep

That sequence often marks short-term exhaustion of sellers and creates the highest-probability continuation entries.

🧩 RAIN Confirmation

1️⃣ Directional 30min close
2️⃣ Reaction quality at 6,771 pivot
3️⃣ VWAP alignment
4️⃣ Trade structure extremes

⏳ Best window:10–11:00 AM
🚫 No mid-range trades
🚫 No chasing momentum

SPY (30 Min)

Look for pullback longs at 675 today. This would also be Thursday lows and Friday highs. If we fail below 674.60 and the overnight low, we'll see downside towards 670 again for a potential pullback long. Heavy supply starts again at 683 and the daily 100 and daily 20.

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