Monday, September 29, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Weekly Opens Set the Battle Linesby Tony Rago New week, fresh chances to get paid. We closed Friday right on the weekly opens — ES at 6997 and NQ at 24,726. Those are the key levels. If bulls are serious, they’ve got to defend them and push for new highs. That puts the pressure…
Friday, September 26, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Bears Try to Close It Outby Tony Rago Friday’s here, and the bears have had control most of the week. Yesterday gave us plenty of volatility, but when you zoom out, it was just an expanded range day — opportunity on both sides if you stayed disciplined. Heading into today, NQ needs to stretch…
Thursday, September 25, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Econ Sparks Early Sellingby Tony Rago Pre-market econ has sellers pressing lower, and I’m watching the U SETTLE levels — 24,568 on NQ and 6,658 on ES — for clues. That’s the zone where a reversal could kick in, but don’t get too anticipatory on the dip buy. Let the tape prove it. We’ve…
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Pullback Has Room… If Bears Show Upby Tony Rago Yesterday’s pullback could have more juice if we can get — and stay — under the weekly opens at 6716 and 24,850. If price holds a lower high under 6750 and 25,000, the bears might finally string together another day of downside. That said, I…
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Range-Bound Play After Yesterday’s Runby Tony Rago Looking for a range-bound tape today as the market digests yesterday’s move. Key levels I’ve got marked: 25,000 on NQ and 6,750 on ES. Hold firm above, and we can press back toward yesterday’s highs. Slip below, and the door opens to retest yesterday’s lows. Plan stays…
Monday, September 22, 2025 - Tony's Pre-market Playbook
Weekly Opens Set the Toneby Tony Rago New week, new opportunities to get paid. Both NQ and ES are trading under their weekly opens, and that’s the key level to watch. If bulls can retake and hold above, momentum continues higher. Stay below, and it opens the door for a test of the weekly…
Friday, September 19, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Expiration Day Fireworksby Tony Rago It’s a big expiration day — which means at some point we should see a move, and it could get violent in either direction. Bulls are still holding the line, so new highs are on the table to close out the week. But if 6662 on ES or 24,500…
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Rate Cut Rally, Bulls in Controlby Tony Rago Overnight we got new highs on the heels of the rate cut, and now all eyes are on 6700 for clues. As long as ES holds above 6677 and NQ stays over 24,500/24,612, I have to treat this as a dip-buy market. Break those levels, and…
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
FED DAY: Protect Your Capitalby Tony Rago If this is your first Fed day trading futures, hear me out — these tapes get wild. Expect volatility around the announcement and the press conference. That’s where traders get chopped up if they’re oversized. Today’s not about swinging for a windfall. It’s about capital preservation. Trade…
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Range or Ramp? Bulls Control the Tapeby Tony Rago More highs overnight with bulls firmly in control heading into tomorrow’s FOMC. Expectations are low for fireworks today, but we’ve got to be ready for anything. ES is sitting too close to 6700 not to go test it. For bulls, the line in the sand…