ESU14 – Sep E-Mini S&P (Last:1975.25)

We’ll soon see whether bears have the guts, composure and good sense to let their profit run, since the futures have gotten within an inch of the 1972.00 correction target shown. As always, a decisive move through such a clear Hidden Pivot support would imply there is selling power remaining to be spent. In this case, however, the Sunday night Sleazeballs have opened the E-Minis with a 13-point air pocket that suggests they’re worried. That’s a pretty brazen heist, but it also reflect the reality that every point of it was needed to completely exhaust sellers ahead of an equally brazen run-up. The logical place to short this manipulation is near the 1984.75 midpoint pivot (p) shown. Night owls should use camouflage or a mechanical stop to accomplish this. The latter implies 5.00 points of entry risk, predicated on 15 points of downside potential.  For the record, I remain short this vehicle in my BlueFin account from near the all-time high, having stood pat during Thursday’s nasty short squeeze. _______ UPDATE (11:24 p.m. EDT): The corresponding target, basis the December contract, is 1962.50.  It will leave DaBoyz with a little more room if they need to take ‘er down a second time to dry up sellers ahead of another short squeeze.  The short noted above would therefore be from p=1977.00 _______ UPDATE (10:28 a.m.): If you shorted 1977.00 as I suggested, the trade would have produced a profit of as much as $375 per contract, since the futures dove 7.50 points from an opening-bar high this morning at 1978.00.  They are ratcheting higher at the moment, bears quite evidently lacking in guts, composure and good sense, but we at least came away with the best trade of the day so far.