GrayTrader01

S&P500 - Clues to BUY

Long
CME_MINI_DL:ES1!   S&P 500 E-mini Futures
The S&P 500 is my favorite market to trade however my strategy struggles when price enters All Time Highs by design. I tend to try and hold positions into ATH's and beyond but this recent uptrend has proven too aggressive for my entries (See attached ideas). Last weeks close is a very subtle clue about institutional intention to buy this market.

My intuition says S&P500 is likely to move higher and start the price exploratory process between 5600 - 5350. This is a common process pattern through the summer months observed historically (institutional investors allocate before leaving for summer vacation maybe?) Unfortunately, it also means any trades for me have reduced odds until price clearly defines levels that provide my strategy an edge.

As price explores above, I'll be mindful of quick tests of support. I personally would not be comfortable with any swing long entries above 5290, which seems unlikely. From a day trade perspective, 5325 should provided good support and I doubt price trades below it for very long. Time/Price analysis indicates 5600 is a good level to watch for exhaustion of this push. 5185 and 5510 could offer some setups. Daily closes below 5300 invalidates this idea.

Any trades related to this idea in the weeks to come will be posted below. Likes and Follows are appreciated
Trade active:
Full position size long executed at the 6pm open Thursday afternoon. Will consider selling half before the long weekend. Stop below 5250
Trade closed: target reached:
Full position closed. Changed course a bit here. This has been an unusually strong rip and I’m cautious
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