ES has pulled back from its fresh all-time high at 7,838 to retest 7,720 – the prior ATH as support. RSI is holding above the 50 midline at 55.73, keeping the broader uptrend structure intact. Trade Setup Bias: Long Entry: Close green for August 19 session Stop: 7,595 Target 1: 7,838 Target 2: Continuation above Read More…
Technical Analysis
Gold Futures (GC) Technical Analysis, 19 August 2026
Introduction When we covered the metal on August 11, price sat at 4,432 after a 7.6% run, and the setup was straightforward: a close above 4,500 opened the 4,600 cluster, while a rejection there followed by a close below 4,415.8 set up a pullback toward 4,300. Price reached roughly 4,495, turned five points short of Read More…
S&P 500 Futures (ES) Technical Analysis, 18 August 2026
Introduction Of the three index’s we have covered this month, ES has been the least dramatic. Nasdaq spent a week coiled beneath 30,000 waiting on inflation data, and the Dow built a rising wedge with momentum quietly failing to confirm its highs. The S&P has done neither. It ran roughly 450 points off its early-August Read More…
Crude Oil (CL) Technical Analysis, 17 August 2026
Follow-Up: What Played Out Since August 6 The caution we attached to crude on August 6 turned out to be the part that mattered. We flagged the 74.57–77.00 shelf as the zone to watch and noted that the Iran-Oman shipping agreement driving the sell-off was not finalized and could still swing either way. It swung. Read More…
U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) Technical Analysis, 14 August 2026
Introduction When we covered gold’s 7.6% run earlier this week, the driver was a collapse in September rate-hike expectations. The dollar is the other side of that trade, and it tells the same story from the opposite direction: DXY fell from roughly 101.70 in late July to 99.50 in early August, a drop of about Read More…
NQ Long Trade Alert, August 13, 2026
NQ is coiling in a rising wedge just under 30,000 after reclaiming the August 5 low near 27,215 with a sharp multi-day bounce. Price is now pressing against the top of a consolidation range. Trade Setup Bias: Long Entry: Close above 30,074 Stop: 29,600 Target: 31,000 Invalidation A close back below 29,600 negates the setup Read More…







