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spiritanimalofcousy

I just learned that Spy trades at night..."trades" im not sure if people literally trade it but its at least tracking ES

mdcortright

Yes something like that. I think ES is usually 1 dollar higher.

spiritanimalofcousy

Spy is usually about a dollar off ES So if ES is 4270 would that make it 426 or 428 on Spy? Anybody know that info off the top of the dome piece?

spiritanimalofcousy

We're now below January 25th lows on ES

spiritanimalofcousy

3 more trading days for this month....check out the monthly candles on NQ/ES That doesnt exactly look like a quick fix situation 3 days a lot can happen though, it could look a lot better monday as unlikely as it currently seems

Bullsrfucked

Russell 2000, 2000 and above short Corn above 36k short ES above 4350 short NASDAQ above 14450 short My secret recipe to free money. Am up 150 grands this week alone

powerglide76

#ES_F below LOD LMAOOO

moblo231

imagine the nuts required to bottom feed on /ES right now. any and all algos/pajama boys deserve what they got coming for trying to dip buy this monstrosity

account_not_active

/ES puts are printing nicely.

Dickdickurazz

And the blood starts to flow. ES\_F Futes red

bestkoreaa

/ES just *boop*'d negative

warren_534

SPX for spreads, /ES for outright long or short

Everintown

Did the same thing but on ES futures. Made all the same mistakes I thought I had gotten over.

RobertLewis01

I definitely learned a very expensive lesson. I basically payed for very expensive classes in experience moving around in the market. I will not make the same mistake again. Can't say it doesn't hurt to see it bleed out that way but I'm thankful for the lesson. Pain is sometimes the best teacher they say. I've been reading charts better. RSI and moving averages better. Trading alongside TLT, VIX, VIXM, RUT, DJI, ES!1, US10Y, US02Y. Being more patient stepping in to stocks instead of letting fomo take over. Looking at balance sheets and income statements. Making sure the company makes sense. Operating margin, debt, return on assets, equities, growth year to year, volume, sector overall performance. Is the company something essential to the consumer. Is the company operating and selling products or service with a good return and reducing debt. Insider trading. What about the peers in it's sub sector? Are they better? They they have better risk to reeardy? I'm looking at everything closely and weeding out the zombies and laggards. The bull traps. I definitely have matured a bit more in the market with the pain. Since early November, I've come at the market different. Right now I'm more industrial and energy sector heavy in my 2nd portfolio. I appreciate the reply. Hopefully Jerome Powell comes out with some decent news today.

SudsAde6985

If 🐻 looking to ring the register/ES 4415. Then 📉

NASDAQ1000000

I sell NQ (Nasdaq), ES (s&p), RTY (russel2k) options. Way more cost efficient then SPY or QQQ. I don’t only sell put spreads, I sell a lot of call spreads and iron condors and skewed iron condors. Sometimes I sell naked calls but that’s only in some special times when im way too long cuz of a crash like this month. But naked stuff is very expensive to sell so stick to risk defined positions

GetDemBagsYOLO

Lol so so man fucking bears in here now. Fucking hedgies. Bulls look at the 10 minute, hourly, and daily VIX charts. Same with NQ, YM, RTY, and ES.

Bullsrfucked

My futes shorts are already printing, do I close them? Nope, knowing J Pow is on my side gives me the confidence. Shorted ES @4413, NQ @14450, RTY @2035

shavedwheels

Europoors were begging on the streets all week just to buy the dip on ES and NQ futes overnight. Sensational work from them

realsapist

i want to see a vix fakeout and then crush.. I want to see the rising wedge on ES break down but I am bullish after that depending on how it plays out

fufm

Motherfucking ES

moblo231

Imagine trading ES right now and actually clicking buy

WhenMoonsk

How the fuck is ES IV% still only 16?

Bullsrfucked

I have 1 ES, 1 NQ, 1 RTY shorts open right now. And I'm going to sleep. 

CatsBy6969

Lol ES drops 1/10th of a percent WSB WE ARE FADING SAVE US

edible_scissors

Looks like ES also gets SAD.

futurespacecadet

I’ve been trying to find it on sync or swim, what is the ticker I look up for Nasdaq 100 futures? Or ES futures? I can’t find it. Thanks

fufm

ES is fucking green lmao What is going on

fufm

Oh fuck msft…I was talking about ES but I see what you mean

fufm

Get ready to bathe in the red. ES about to take a header

JCrotts

>saw a small sell off into close. > >Check out the /ES futures. It reveals that the sell off is not small.

95Daphne

If we close below 4260 on the ES contract this week, then the 4000 gap fill that ended up never happening back in April last year is likely and probably happens in a manner of a couple weeks at the most. It would actually line up with some things.

Cclown69

Microsoft going to jump to 350 when they play the morrowind theme in the background and say ES6 releases July this year. 

VisualMod

>$ES down 50 handles from the close. bullish ^FXHedge ^[@Fxhedgers](http://twitter.com/Fxhedgers) ^at ^2022-01-25 ^16:54:51 ^EST-0500

fufm

I cut some short ES contracts eod thinking we would just trade flat into ah… missed out on like 10k in very easy gains FML

St8Troopa

/ES Strangles with delta hedging

spiritanimalofcousy

Futures will be interesting 2 nights in a row traded down but we're not far from Friday's lows right now on ES despite big intra days drops and recoveries Powell tomorrow too....what are they going to bet?

East-Power6705

If they show an ES6 trailer recession is cancelled

FrankMRedington

ES but yes, up 40% so far. IV crush bad.

St8Troopa

It's SPY micro futures. Pretty much just like SPY options but without the effects of theta and IV. Also has tax advantages. And they have options too. There's full /ES but you need a big account because those are some high notational and it's $50/tick move.

FrankMRedington

I‘m still holeing some IWM 195p for wednesday. Should I add some ES puts? 4110 strike?

Bullsrfucked

NQ 14500 easy short ES 4350 easy short RTY 2000 easy short Follow my simple recipe for unlimited tendies

The_Swampman

He probably sold a put and the underlying dumped enough to create a negative balance in his account. Brokerages will issue a margin call at that point, and the trader has to liquidate enough holdings to cover it. When you sell options you need to take in account buying power expansion and whatnot. When my portfolio gets a little too bullish I'll usually carry a protective hedge in SPY or ES for this kind of thing. It allows for the market to dump without me having to liquidate positions if I'm a bit overextended on my buying power. Just know that when the S&P/Nasdaq/Russell correct 8 to 10%, there's a whole bunch of people having a very bad day.

RamboWarFace

I have no idea why we are crashing but i need it to crash tomorrow. Go ES traders! Short that shit!

Araphoren

Longed /ES

bbq-ribs

2 years ago, if I saw /ES trade @ - 1% over night I would freak out. Today as long as /ES does limit down, its meh.

Spiritual_Extreme_81

Lol /ES drilling hard 🥰😍

Spiritual_Extreme_81

Full 1% down on /ES 🥰 bulls getting rekt tomorrow and guarantee it’s not recovering

BukkakeKing69

People here want to believe all technical analysis is voodoo but it isn't. ~4250 /ES was a clear low volume area, meaning all trade since mid-October has had heavy volume above that area and is seen as "true value" for the auction that has taken place since then. That makes the low volume node a great place to initiate longs or cover shorts.

account_not_active

felt like a genius today buying /ES futures at 4240. I guess I'll hold them until they turn into losers.

Imaginary_Manager_44

2009 Q2 just made prop trader w my own account from 2d year analyst. Right out of the gate I nailed it with a bunch of OTC long leveraged 1:50 NFLX real rate swaps(CFDs) after hours earnings play wich was quite profitable. Emboldened by this,later that week.. I bought a block of 100 ES_F long contracts on an Q2 earning play along with puts to hedge it out to comply with risk management. As you may imagine I got punished hard by the market that day,and had to give back almost half of my previous gains. When time came for my year end Bonus you better believe this was by no means forgotten.

fufm

Beautiful trade setup rn for ES short. Huge reward area and very minimal risk. Looking for the bounce off vwap/4400

mylegbig

Market has become increasingly insane in the last few months. The 50 daily ES candles were already crazy and now we’re getting 200 point candles.

BukkakeKing69

I'll copy and paste a comment I made last Friday: "Nah. You look at the end of this week there was heavy sell pressure on stocks and decent buy volume on treasuries. If people were just exiting stocks because of increasing rates, going into treasuries makes no sense. The last day or two was more garden variety flight to safety which won't last. Vix is jumping up towards 30. I'd expect another week of selling action at most and /ES to bottom out around 4250. In general I think the pace of rate hikes and balance sheet runoff is going to weigh on stocks and the year will mostly be digesting gains from 2021. I would find a bear market to be extremely surprising though." Today's rally was all price action related around the low volume node near 4250.

RecoveringAss

Basically, if ES gets above 4435, bears are fucked. Until it clears that point though, there could be more downside. Go balls to the walls calls if we get over it though

saysjuan

Seriously WTF happened today. I went from up $2200 to down $5500. I have to stop day trading /ES options and stick with SPX scalping.

FrankMRedington

i just bought some ES calls 4500 strike, wednesday expiry. lmao. if these print I will treat myself to some coke

FrankMRedington

at what time do ES options expire?

mylegbig

ES is 70 points off the lows. This would normally be a massive move, but we’ve been selling off so hard it looks like a micro dink by comparison.

zanif

NQ took out the lows ES to follow

FrankMRedington

loaded up on ES 4500 calls for wednesday. If they‘re a bit more dovish than expected we can rally from here

igsurvey

I’ve been using this. Is especially targeted at futures, but if the Nq or ES in the alert, then watch out. https://help.futures.topstep.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000140767-What-economic-releases-do-I-need-to-be-flat-for-

Sure_Charge195

So buy SPY and combine with ES futures to reach desired leverage. It’s not difficult for retail to implement and much more fine tuneable with far more liquidity. The benefit also of not having the risks of all the weird small print items you get with leveraged ETFs that no one ever mentions (counter party risk, bag of spanner’s collateral they post, what is a “re-strike event”, etc).

spiritanimalofcousy

NQ about to go red? ES holding up better

Tiberius08

there's a tax on ES options?

Hairy-Boysenberry-74

just shorted 10x RTY Futures 5x ES and 5x NQ Let's fuck these poor people

Wild-Dig-8003

probably a bit lower as tech stole some business from brick and mortar companies, plus the entire downtowns in ALL major cities turned to ghost towns, not to mention giant empty malls and other commercial real estate. someone is going to pay for it and that someone is part of ES

WhenMoonsk

So ES like 3500 then eh?

fufm

Setting up for a big ass drop overnight with this sideways resistance action around 4420 under previous support… Will be very interested to open up the ES chart in the morning

jinpiss

ES 4425 is laval 😭

SnooCapers6544

You ever look at ES1! MINI spy futures?

spiritanimalofcousy

ES trying to push

SgtKevlar

Yes. If you approach trading from the mindset that you want make $xxx each day, you’re going to lose money. You’ll try to force trades to meet your goals and make bad decisions. A lot of trading is waiting for your specific setups to play out. For example, I fade extreme tick readings on ES as my primary setup. Most days, that doesn’t happen and I don’t take any trades at all. There are other setups I look for, but the point is you can’t force it. You have to wait for the right situation that presents a good risk to reward ratio. If day trading is something you really want to pursue, it’s going to take a lot of time to learn and you’re going to have to go slow to start. Here’s a good beginners’ guide: https://youtu.be/15yvLrGmWNQ

UpperSpinach

Come listen to the enthralling tale, of how I lost money being bearish during 2020 crash 2/24: I shorted /ES futures Sunday evening, made roughly $18k in one session, still my single biggest gain to date 2/27: I short /ES again, make $7k. I AM BEAR GOD. Total gains $25k 2/28 - 3/4: Put $40k into SPY puts, get wiped out everyday, theta/vega fucking me both ways. VIX actually went DOWN during this time, from about 50 down to 30. Total losses -$15k 3/9: Once again, Sunday evening, short /ES futures for $12k gain. Total gains $3k 3/10: Hold my futures position while the market proceeds to erase the entire 3/9 drop. Total losses -$15k 3/12-3/20: During the red days, I enter short positions somewhere near the top 1/3 of the drop, so decent entry points. Too bad, there's constant face-ripping green candles that retrace these drops. Total losses -$40k

ColaHelixSurge

No greeks on futures. Short NQ, ES, or the micros.

SgtKevlar

I was shorting /ES all last week. I’m flat now, but waiting for the market to open tonight to see what my next move is.

GammaHz

Think or swim has /ES e-mini sp500 futures going back to Feb 1984 with proper daily candles.

smokeythebearlives

I for one think shorting American Companies Is one of the most patriotic and even honorable Things to do. Use /ES if you have a big account or /MES if you have a small account. It's easy to over leverage , but with tight stops I have gotten some that have gone crazy. But then yes the occasional losing streak.

No-effing-sense

Hmm - SPX (and ES) options are priced in 5 point increments. While the %age drop is interesting, the point determines profit. Think it through. Or not.

Liquicity

Watch the ES 50-week average at 4340, which is only 1% away. Once we lose that, there is a [volume shelf that coincides with 4153.50](https://imgur.com/CSRZoxo), which is a key Fib retrace from the March 2020 dump and only 5% down from current levels If we get there, [VIX will be around 31](https://imgur.com/hhr3UIF), which makes sense for a capitulation point/battle if you like crayons. The VIX is based on SPX options more than 23 days but less than 37 days away, and FOMC is 23 days away for the Feb 18th expiration. Coincidence? TL;DR: Watch 4340 and 4153.50 (if needed) for ES, and 31 on VIX before you buy the dip to make sure you're not catching a falling knife.

SgtKevlar

Shadow Trader called it within ten points on ES

ColaHelixSurge

dude, options vary greatly based off greeks and IV. so dont compare the two. futures will make you money based off ticks and points, there are no greeks. every future contract like NQ and ES or RTY YM etc, have different point and tick values. its not as complicated as you're making it

ideapit

Based on the fact that futures shit blood already (NQ -3%, ES -2% Down -2%), I think we're gonna have a bad time. Unless everyone changes their mind before open. That happens too. Just not sure what would cause that kind of joyful buying, or by who and with what money. Crypto crashing all weekend isn't helping the vibe.

occams_lasercutter

VIX futures are actually pretty flat through the year. ES futures are in backwardation through September 2023. I'm not seeing sunshine and rainbows here.

talm0

Not disagreeing about leverage being dangerous unless timed very well, but shorting /VX and/or buying /ES on a reversal for a quick scalp is the way to go here. If you want to limit further downside risk and hedge these positions, buy 20% OTM VIX calls as insurance.

SgtKevlar

And I made 50% on my account in December trading futures. I’ve been shorting ES all week, but you keep on believing it’s impossible to time the market and TA is fake or whatever you believe. I really don’t care. You do what’s right for you. P.S. OP posted a meme. I don’t see anywhere where he’s asking for advice

JamboreeJoseph

# WE NEED TO FALL TO MAKE NEW HIGHS, look @ markets in past with VIX vs /ES & SPY!

JamboreeJoseph

If you realize how VIX works, you would understand that usually VIX plays out, then affects /ES & SPX with uptrends, we are heading up next week, then after FOMC rally, we are doomed! I got calls next weekend, then will play daily/weekly puts until we bottom in Feb then reverse in March! 🚀🚀🚀

BukkakeKing69

Nah. You look at the end of this week there was heavy sell pressure on stocks and decent buy volume on treasuries. If people were just exiting stocks because of increasing rates, going into treasuries makes no sense. The last day or two was more garden variety flight to safety which won't last. Vix is jumping up towards 30. I'd expect another week of selling action at most and /ES to bottom out around 4250.

SgtKevlar

I get the impression that you think you need to predict what the market is going to do in order to make timely investment decisions and that’s not accurate. I’ve been shorting /ES this entire week because the market internals we