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The Ebb and Flow of Equity Futures

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Breakdown

0:01Tesla· ticker

Tesla — shorted twice, recovered

  • Shorted Tesla, stopped out
  • Shorted again later, higher
  • Good day for short positions
2:05ES· ticker

ES — range-bound, potential 300-350 point drop

  • Smoke, no fire in ES
  • Top drop AI rally, distribution
  • Bottomed around an hour in
  • Recovered briefly, then fell back
4:22NQ· ticker

NQ — symmetric triangle break, reversal pattern

  • Symmetric triangle break
  • Retraced, tagged pattern
  • New weird pattern formed
  • Breakdown briefly, powered higher
6:58IWM· ticker

IWM — shorted, broke down

  • Shorted IWM, uncovered today
  • Broke down from pattern
  • Trimmed risk
6:59CL· ticker

Crude oil — up 3.5%, 93 level critical

  • Crude oil up 3.5%
  • Above 93 triggers major shift
  • Venezuelan oil 65 billion barrel plan failed
7:00VIX· ticker

VIX — grinding lower, Epstein levels

  • VIX futures at 16.58
  • Cash market at Epstein levels
  • Market sees through news, people don't
7:01Gold· ticker

Gold — weakness, 43 level interesting

  • Gold weakness from 4755 to 4400s
  • 43 level could be interesting
  • No action taken
7:02SMH, EWY, IWM· ticker

SMH, EWY, IWM — trimmed positions

  • Trimmed SMH, EWY, IWM
  • From 170% to 133%
  • Picks doing well
7:03lesson

Trading approach — aggressive, profit-taking

  • Aggressively positioned, less than Monday
  • Taking profits in SMH, EWY, IWM
  • Picks doing well, face not shrinking

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