S&P 500 (ES)
Prior Session was Cycle Day 1: “The Blitzkrieg Assault” Director’s Cut
🎯 Session Synopsis
Cycle Day 1 didn’t just arrive — it parachuted in at dawn, kicked down the door, and shouted “Surprise inspection!” What began as your garden-variety CD1 softness detonated into a full-scale Blitzkrieg Assault: Director’s Cut, complete with bonus scenes the Bulls definitely didn’t ask for.
The opening bell rang and the tape charged forward like it had binge-watched Rocky I–IV on double speed. What should’ve been routine CD1 probing quickly devolved into a full-contact Rugby Match inside the 6665–6685 warzone — elbows up, helmets optional, egos absolutely bruised. Entry signals were sacrificed, stop orders died with honor, and at least three traders filed emotional damage claims against NinjaTrader.
Market Tape: Fast, Snappy, and Completely Unforgiving
Volatility was firing off 10-point uppercuts faster than a caffeinated kangaroo. You had two choices:
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Get green and stay green,
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Stare at the chart like it was your first exposure to ancient Sanskrit.
Bulls tried to reclaim ground multiple times, but every rally attempt slammed face-first into a grizzled Bearish defensive line camped at 40–45. Their discipline was absolute: “You shall not pass.”
Price never convincingly held above ONL, never sniffed its way back into value, and never mounted anything resembling coordinated offense. The tape told the story plainly:
This CD1 belonged to the Bears, full custody, no visitation rights.
For greater detail of how this day unfolded, click on the Trading Room RECAP 11.18.25 link.
…Transition from Cycle Day 1 to Cycle Day 2
Transition into Cycle Day 2: With CD1’s carnage dutifully archived in the war log and volatility now fully front-loaded, we rotate into Cycle Day 2 — the market’s traditional “clean up your room or you’re grounded” session. It’s the balancing day where both sides ice their bruises, recalibrate their ambitions, and pretend they didn’t just make questionable life choices at yesterday’s extremes.
Bulls must demonstrate actual vertebrae by reclaiming 6685–6690+ and finishing the day on the highs. After four straight red candles, a green close isn’t a luxury — it’s a reputational requirement. Fail to defend 6620 Value Low, and they’ll be handing Bears a morale boost wrapped in a gift bow.
Bears, for their part, maintain the tactical edge so long as price lives below 6665–6655. That’s their elevated firing position, and they’ll be more than happy to smack down any early-morning “reversal rally” the Bulls try to stealth-deploy before lunch.
Balance day? Absolutely.
Boring? You wish.
Opportunity? Always — if you stay sharp.
Discipline Mode: Flexible. Focused. Zero hero trades.
Of course, nothing changes for PTG…Simply follow your plan. Take only Triple A setups and manage the $risk. ALWAYS HAVE HARD STOP-LOSSES in-place on the exchange.
PTG’s Primary Directive (PD) is to ALWAYS STAY IN ALIGNMENT with the DOMINANT FORCE.
As such, scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
Bull Scenario: Price sustains a bid above 6640+-, initially targets 6655 – 6665 zone.
Bear Scenario: Price sustains an offer below 6640+-, initially targets 6625 – 6620 zone.
PVA High Edge = 6679 PVA Low Edge = 6631 Prior POC = 6667
ESZ
Nasdaq (NQ)
Prior Session was Cycle Day 1: Cycle Day delivered a “normal” decline in the same way a bar fight is “just another night out.” Sure, the stats were textbook, but the price action? A full-blown slugfest. Think Rock’em Sock’em Robots, but both contenders had one arm duct-taped behind their backs and were still swinging like rent was due.
There were no clean victories, no triumphant walkouts — just a slow, grinding brawl where every tick felt like a body shot. The only parties smiling were the futures brokers and the exchanges, gleefully sweeping up the fees like confetti after a wedding.
Everyone else?
Bruised. Battered. And questioning their life choices on the way out of the ring.
…Transition from Cycle Day 1 to Cycle Day 2
Transition into Cycle Day 2: Today usually brings those classic MATD consolidation rhythms—the market’s version of deep breathing exercises after yesterday’s robotic slug-fest, where both sides swung wildly while pretending they had a strategy.
But let’s be honest: the real headliner isn’t CD2…
It’s Nvidia (NVDA), strolling in after the bell with earnings potent enough to bend the space-time continuum—or at least the overnight session.
As for projecting what happens next?
We’ll leave that to the TV bobbleheads and their 37 conflicting predictions.
Our job remains unchanged:
Stay aligned with PRICE, stay disciplined, and let the tape reveal the truth—no hype required.
Of course, nothing changes for PTG…Simply follow your plan. Take only Triple A setups and manage the $risk. ALWAYS HAVE HARD STOP-LOSSES in-place on the exchange.
PTG’s Primary Directive (PD) is to ALWAYS STAY IN ALIGNMENT with the DOMINANT FORCE.
As such, scenarios to consider for today’s trading.
Bull Scenario: Price sustains a bid above 24555+-, initially targets 24665 – 24715 zone.
Bear Scenario: Price sustains an offer below 24555+-, initially targets 24495 – 24465 zone.
PVA High Edge = 24798 PVA Low Edge = 24558 Prior POC = 24724
NQZ
Economic Calendar
Trade Strategy: Our tactical trade strategy will simply remain unaltered…We’ll be flexible to trade both long and short side from Decision Pivot Levels. Continue to focus on Bull/Bear Stackers and Premium/Discounts. As always, remaining in alignment with dominant intra-day force increases probabilities of producing winning trades.
Stay Focused…Non-Biased…Disciplined ALWAYS USE STOPS!
Good Trading…David
“Knowing is not enough, We must APPLY. Willing is not enough, We must DO.” –BR
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