Daily Gameplans Listed Below
- Monday October 20
- Tuesday October 21
- Wednesday October 22
- Thursday October 23
- Friday October 24
- ESDaily Strategy - Trade Rules - Key Level Codes (New Reader Must-Read)
Current Open Position(s) as of Oct 20
Monday October 20, 2025
The Ladder Holds
When Structure Speaks, You Listen
Last week was not about catching every move.
It was about watching structure come alive.
From Monday’s repair off the 6540 flush to Thursday’s 6747 bull trap and Friday’s monster FBD at 6693, the market built a clear reclaim ladder and every rung held.
Last week’s volatility was the kind traders live for.
Sharp flushes. Clean reclaims. Precise rotations.
Every setup told a story, and every story reached its logical end.
When the plan, the price, and the patience align, you do not chase.
You wait for the market to confirm the story you already wrote.
Each shelf told the same story.
Resistance turned into support. Support turned into control.
It started with 6607 Tuesday, confirmed on the 6665 FBD, rebid at 6705, and defended 6711 into the weekend.
Even without taking Friday’s FBD, that trap validated everything that developed through the week.
Every zone fired. Every reclaim held.
That kind of integrity is rare, and it gives structure its authority.
Momentum has shifted from fear to control.
The four hour chart shows higher lows, mid band RSI, and buyers defending every reclaimed shelf.
The tone of this market has changed.
It has moved from reaction to intent.
Monday repaired the 6540 flush and reclaimed 6608 to 6630.
Tuesday’s rally extended into 6718 before fading back, confirming balance rather than breakout.
Wednesday’s 6665 FBD lit the fuse and launched rotation into 6747.
Thursday’s 6747 bull trap flushed back through the highs, but buyers stepped back in at 6705 and reclaimed control.
Friday followed through with the 6693 FBD… the final confirmation that the ladder structure was real and intact.
Structure now reads like a staircase: 6540 to 6608 to 6665 to 6705 to 6711.
Each step tested, reclaimed, and defended.
Momentum is constructive, not extended.
Buyers remain in control unless they lose 6695.
Now we sit near 6720, resting above Friday’s defended 6717 CRA
Balance overhead runs into 6745 to 6765.
The question is not whether buyers can defend.
They already have.
The question is whether they can expand.
A clean move through 6747 to 6765 opens the path toward 6790 to 6810, the same upper band from early October.
Failure to hold above 6747 likely rotates price back into 6693 to 6711 to reload demand.
Below 6690, the ladder weakens and exposes 6635 to 6620, with risk of deeper repair if control is lost.
The bias remains long until structure fails.
No chasing in the middle of the range.
No guessing momentum.
The edge stays with the shelves that keep holding.
I’m five hours ahead of New York time this week, so Gameplans will come out after the RTH session each day.
Today is the exception, you’ll get two.
This one for Monday and another later today for Tuesday, October 21.
Same Gameplans, same process, just adjusted so I can actually sleep.
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