Ever wonder what an ES Gameplan actually looks like?

I decided to share the full Sept 9 Gameplan so you can see exactly what subs get each morning.

Sep 21, 2025

Below is the full ESDaily Gameplan I published for September 9.

It’s unedited.

Note: You can scroll to the bottom to see how the Sept 9 Opportunities played out

I get asked for sample Gameplans all the time. This is same format subscribers see every morning.

You’ll notice it starts with a theme, then focuses on timeframe analysis, lays out the support and resistance map, and finishes with the opportunities I’m focused on.

Each day builds on the last. The Gameplan is more than just a trade list — it’s a complete framework for navigating ES.

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Tuesday September 9, 2025

Decision Time – ESDaily Gameplan

If I were to write a letter to myself it would read:

Dear PriceTrader,
Less Is More. That’s all.
— PriceTrader

If you’re new here, you’ll hear me say this a lot:

Patience is the most important part of trading.
It’s the single reason so many fail.

Luckily, I’ve paid that tuition and I adhere to myself saying “patience.”

Yesterday was a test.
One that was passed.

Yesterday’s long was initiated at 1:54PM.

Before that?
Nothing — except trimming a partial on the 6465 long at 6514.

Even then, ES bounced back to 6503 by 2:45PM.
I did nothing.

I didn’t do anything until 3:59, when I took T1 at 6506.
Then I did nothing again — until 3:50AM this morning, when price came within a point of T2 and I took it at 6520.25.

Now?
I’m doing nothing.

You can see the highlight I’m trying to make…

The hard work is in the preparation. Too many traders fail here. They think more trades = more money.

It’s simply not true.

Less trades.
Less button clicking.
Clearer thinking.
Understanding structure.
Waiting for required price behavior.

These are the traits that lead to consistency.

Yesterday was a textbook ESDaily day.

Conviction doesn’t come from guessing direction — it comes from watching shelves prove themselves.

Friday flipped the script. 6460 had capped every rally for three weeks, then the last flush-and-reclaim of that Critical Level turned it into fuel.

Buyers didn’t hesitate — they launched straight into vertical discovery.

Monday was a digestion day after Sunday’s continuation.
Confirmed it wasn’t a one-off.

ES was range bound from Sunday evening late to Monday morning — 6497-6508. Then it popped to 6516 by 10:45AM. I took T3 from Friday’s 6465 Long. It faded and chopped back into the 6497.

Wasn’t until traders came back from a long lunch did opportunity present itself.

At 1:51PM ES flushed it’s Globex low, went beneath 6493 triggering the FBD.

The acceptance above 6485 and reclaim at 6494 unlocked the long, and I bought — added to Friday’s long.

It’s paid (so far) into 6520.

That setup was stacked directly on top of Friday’s 6465 long — building a position

Both still active, both built off the same rule:

Defended shelves write the story.

That’s the edge.
You don’t chase the pole.
You wait.
You let the shelf tell you whether the move was real.

Coming into Tuesday, the shelves are clean: 6510, 6485, 6460. Bulls don’t need to guess.

If they’re real, they’ll defend them again.
If they fail, the intraday breakout unwinds, and we continue discovery.
Either way, the map is drawn.

It’s decision time for ES.

When ES grinds at the highs, it’s usually because buyers are pressing without fresh fuel. The second that bid stalls, sellers step in fast and the unwind accelerates. That’s why you can’t get lulled by the slow crawl upward — in this environment, grinds resolve lower quickly once momentum breaks.

It’s not a short signal, but it’s a warning to read price behavior as shelves are hit and reject the idea they’ll work because they’re shelves.

Daily

The daily continues to confirm balance after the late-August breakout failure above 6520. Price has reclaimed 6460 and pushed into the 6510–6516 zone, leaving yesterday’s high just under thin resistance at 6524–30.

Daily RSI is rising toward mid-60s, confirming momentum is still in buyers’ favor, with no divergence yet.

Until 6520–6530 resolves, this remains a balance inside failed expansion.

4 Hour

The 4h chart has been stair-stepping higher since last week’s flush to 6371 — first reclaiming 6460, then setting the next lows at 6490.25 and highs at 6516.

Structurally it’s intact, but the tone of the tape has shifted.

This isn’t the sharp, vertical squeeze we saw Friday; it’s a grind higher, and ES rarely sustains that for long.

When buying stalls in this market, the unwind tends to be fast.

RSI is holding near 60, confirming momentum is steady, but if buyers pause too long here the first cracks will show with a quick rotation back into 6490 testing 6480’s grit, and below that Friday’s 6451 low.

45 Min

The 45m is clean: controlled stair-steps since the 6493 long, with no divergence yet. Each low is higher, each push extends.

That means sellers haven’t signaled exhaustion — pullbacks are possible but deeper rotations into 6485 or 6460 require divergence to develop. No immediate pressure of a deeper pullback. Just prepared. Under that is Friday’s low of 6451. If that goes, there’s a pocket of air for ES to fill.

For now, upside into 6524–30 is possible, while 6490.25 is the first real shelf of liquidity beneath.

15 Min

The 15m zoom sharpens that same story.

Monday’s session stalled and absorbed at 6506, turning it into a used-up shelf rather than fresh support. Just beneath, the 6502–6500 band acted as a pivot throughout the afternoon, while 6497 pocket marked the 6493 FBD that triggered yesterday’s long.

The closer levels to price have little meaning to me.

The real change was the FBD late-day low at 6490.25, which now stands as the first clean liquidity shelf below.

Here’s what I’m seeing Tuesday morning with ES printing 6513

Likely Supports for Sept 9

High Priority
6490.25, 6485–6480, 6460–6456, 6428–6424
Medium Priority
6506, 6502–6500, 6497, 6451, 6446, 6435

Likely Resistances for Sept 9

High Priority
6524–6530, 6540, 6551

Medium Priority
6516, 6532, 6556–6558, 6565

With ES grinding, I’m going to remind myself here that ES sells quickly when buying stalls for too long.

I’m looking at the price action inside the 4 hour chart as reference to the above. Considering this, like always, I’ll lean on price behavior to be my guide - using the “never buy knives” theme as a staple in today’s Gameplan.

📈 Opportunity #1 – 6490.25 LOD / 6485–6480 FBD (Layered)

Yesterday’s low at 6490.25 is the first fresh liquidity shelf beneath current price. If ES flushes that level and reclaims fast, it’s actionable as a failed breakdown — but with no divergence yet on the 45m, the risk is that it fails on a second test. That’s where the deeper shelf at 6485–6480 comes in. If momentum begins to roll, this is the cleaner liquidity draw. A wick through 6480 followed by a sharp reclaim would confirm buyers still own it.

The key is treating these shelves as layered. If 6490 fails and bleeds directly into 6480 on the same move, quality erodes. The best outcome is a clear move through 6490 that doesn’t pause. Perhaps a backtest of the low of day and failure. Then an additional liquidity seek under flush into 6480, tagging 73.

Reading momentum is what tells us whether to lean on the higher shelf or prepare for the deeper test.

📈 Opportunity #2 – 6460–6456 CRA Flip

For weeks 6460 capped every rally until Friday’s flush-and-reclaim turned it into demand. That makes 6460–6456 the structural heartbeat of the tape. If tested again, the playbook is the same: a sharp undercut, rejection, and acceptance back above 6460. That reopens rotations back into 6479 and higher. If 6451 breaks there’s a large pocket ES will want to fill.

📈 Opportunity #3 – 6428–6424 CA/FBD Pocket

If 6460–56 and Friday’s 6451 low give way, structure thins out quickly. On the 45m you can see two checkpoints in that space — 6446 and 6435 — but neither is a shelf I’m interested in today. To get there, large selling will be taking place. They’re minor references, not levels to build trades on should ES collapse 80 points. To get to 6428–24, ES has to slide through both.

6428–24 is where structure actually reasserts itself. This band has caught rotations before and acted as a failed breakdown base in August. If price flushes into this pocket, finds acceptance above 6417 and reclaims quickly, it sets up a long rotation back into 6460.

With two runners long, I’m in no hurry to fight.

The 6465 and 6494 longs continue to pay, and that positioning gives me the freedom to let the shelves speak.

If buyers are real, they’ll keep defending 6490, 6485, and 6460. If they fail, the path is lower and 6428–24 is where structure reasserts itself.

This isn’t about forcing trades at every line — it’s about waiting for the liquidity events that matter. Yesterday proved again that the backfill always comes, and patience is what turns it into conviction.

Today’s job is the same: map the shelves, read the momentum, and let price confirm.

Each day I publish my Gameplan and share it with thousands. September 9th’s “Decision Time” format and breakdown are inside each letter. This allows me navigate the day with purpose and clarity. Join me