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4/24 Trade Plan
4/24/20262 min read
Ticker: /ES
Timeframe: 30M
Bias: Bullish → Bearish only below 7,077
Theme: Consolidation above P-ATH → break or hold, nothing in between
🛡️ Trade Less. Demand Confirmation. Protect Accounts.
🧭 Context
ES continues to trade sideways above prior ATH (7,077.5), proving again that this level is the backbone of the trend.
We are still stuck in a tight channel:
7,077 = major support (must hold)
7,185 = breakout trigger
7,120 = middle (no edge)
Nothing has changed structurally:
Holding above 7,077 → bullish structure intact
Below 7,077 → market gets unstable fast
This is still a patience market, not a momentum one.
Key idea:
Above 7,077 → buy dips
Above 7,185 → continuation
Middle → do nothing
📊 Key Levels
🟩 Support
7,120 — mid support (range)
7,077 — prior ATH / A+ level
🟥 Resistance
7,185 — breakout level
🟢 A+ Setup — Dip Buy at Prior ATH (Primary)
Zone: 7,077
Trigger
Pullback into support
Buyers step in / clean hold
Targets
7,120
7,185
Stop Acceptance below 7,050
Notes:
👉 This remains the best trade
👉 Proven level multiple times
🟢 A Setup — Breakout Above 7,185
Zone: Above 7,185
Trigger
Break and HOLD above
No immediate rejection
Targets
New highs (trail)
Stop Loss of 7,150
Notes:
👉 Only take if it proves
👉 No anticipating
🟢 B+ Setup — Hold at 7,120
Zone: 7,120
Trigger
Pullback holds
Higher low forms
Targets
7,185
Stop Acceptance below 7,090
Notes:
👉 Range trade only
👉 Lower conviction
🔴 A Setup — Breakdown Below 7,077
Zone: Below 7,077
Trigger
Loss of support
Failed reclaim
Targets
7,000
6,950
Stop Reclaim above 7,110
Notes:
👉 Only short worth taking
👉 Structure shift
🧩 RAIN Confirmation
1️⃣ 30m acceptance at 7,077 or 7,185
2️⃣ Reaction at extremes only
3️⃣ VWAP aligned
4️⃣ No trading middle
⏳ Best window: 10–11:30AM
🚫 No trading around 7,110–7,135
🚫 No forcing trades in chop
🚫 No early entries
🧠 Mindset Notes
This is chop above support → patience required
Best trades = edges only (7,077 / 7,185)
Middle = where accounts die
One clean trade → done
SPY (30MIN)
The 702 demand steps up like crazy! Levels are good here, sideways for now on ES. Need a break & hold over 712.39 for the next leg higher.
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