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CME futures · ES front month · CME_MINI:ES1!

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MES · $5.00/pt · $1.25/tick

Account

Max risk ($)

Stop distance (pts)

Contracts

(MES)

Risk / Contract

$102.50

Stop × point value

Total Risk

Stop Distance

20.5 pts

Est. ticks: 82

🟡 Stop wide for max risk — fewer than 1 contract possible

Market News & Sentiment

London in 3h 51m

LONDON2AM–5AM ETFAIR

PRE-MKT5–9:30AM ETGOOD

NY CORE9:30–11:30AM ETBEST

LUNCH11:30AM–1PM ETAVOID

PM1–3:30PM ETFAIR

CLOSE3:30–6PM ETAVOID

ASIA6PM–2AM ETAVOID

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Best trading times

NY CORE
BEST
9:30 – 11:30 AM ET
Highest volume & volatility

S&P 500 · ES

MONITORING SHORT

Trigger

$5,288–5,295

Stop

$5,312

Target

$5,255

Risk to Reward1.8 : 1

Confidence

71%Setup B (3/5)

NY Core · Setup: B (3/5)

Circuit breaker

Abort monitor if ES reclaims 5,320 on a closing 15m basis.

Signal history

Full log →

Date	Dir	Entry	Outcome	P&L (micro)
Mar 26	LONG	4,812	TP1	+$300
Mar 25	LONG	4,798	TP2	+$520
Mar 24	SHORT	4,821	Cancelled	$0

30d demo: win rate 60% · profit factor 2.1 · avg R:R 1.8 — ES

Contract specifications

Full: $50 per index point
Micro: 1/10th ES (MES) — $5 per index point
Tick: 0.25 index points
Tick $ (full): $12.50 per tick
Tick $ (micro): $1.25 per tick
Hours: Sun 6PM – Fri 5PM ET
Venue: CME Group
Typical range: 40–90 points

Risk reference (illustrative)

Stop size	Full $	Micro $
10 ticks	10 × tick value	10 × tick value
20 ticks	20 × tick value	20 × tick value

A "$10 stop" on Gold = $10/oz × 10oz (micro) = $100 risk. Never interpret dollar stop as dollar risk.

How ES relates

⚠️ SMT alert active

ESpositiveNQdowndownNormal
Moving together as expected (normal). Both falling in risk-off environment.
ESdivergingNQflatdownWatch
SMT ALERT: NQ making new session low while ES is holding. This divergence often precedes an NQ reversal. Watch for NQ long setup in the 19,180-19,200 zone.

Economic impact history

Demo: last 30 sessions with tier-1 prints — ES showed average true range expansion of 1.15× baseline on CPI/FOMC days. Use the calendar panel for forward events.

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