Monday, September 15, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Whacky Tape Meets FOMC Weekby Tony Rago Starting today we’re trading the Z25 contract. The next couple of days are the heaviest part of the roll, and that always brings the potential for some whacky price action. Don’t force it — today and tomorrow are about playing it easy and letting the tape shake…
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
My name is at the top of the Spark leaderboard this week in our 9-hole league. 770 points. 18 rounds. First place by 5 points. I'll be honest – it feels good. But not for the reasons you might think. The Adventure Mindset I've always been drawn to new challenges. I was a skydiver videographer…
Friday, September 12, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
6600 Tagged — Can Bulls Hold It?by Tony Rago Yesterday ES printed 6600, but NQ still couldn’t punch through to new all-time highs. That’s the tell — if NQ can’t get it done, it opens the door for bears to finally step back in, especially if 6600 sticks as the high. They’ve been out…
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
CPI Keeps Us in Rangeby Tony Rago Another big data drop, another muted reaction. CPI didn’t change the tape — we’re still stuck in the same range. The plan stays simple: let price open, watch where the opening ranges land, and trade what’s in front of us. Bulls need to defend 6526 and 23,812…
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
PPI Pushes Bulls to the Edgeby Tony Rago PPI sent ES ripping to new highs, and NQ is right on the doorstep — now it’s on the bulls to finish the job and take it out. The cash session will tell us if there’s real follow-through. I’ll be letting the open establish its ranges…
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Range-Bound and Waiting on CPIby Tony Rago Overnight was dead quiet — still sitting inside Friday’s big hourly reversal bar. Nothing’s changed: the plan is to trade the range until we break out of it, either through the highs or the lows. The tape feels like it’s stalling ahead of CPI, so we may…
Monday, September 8, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Trading Inside the Big Reversalby Tony Rago New week, new chances to make money. Price is still stuck inside Friday’s big reversal bar off the all-time highs, so the playbook is simple: trade the range inside it — or jump on the breakout/breakdown when it comes. We’ve got econ lined up later this week…
The Power of Focus
I received an email this week from a Theo member and Mastermind student that stopped me in my tracks: "Hi Tony: I saw about 10 26-33's today, maybe it would be possible to only trade this setup? Your thoughts? Thanks" This trader is seeing it! He's recognizing that there's a repeatable pattern, and it truly…
Friday, September 5, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Payrolls Push ES Higherby Tony Rago Payroll numbers lit a fire under ES, driving it to new highs. NQ, on the other hand, is still well off its all-time levels. After yesterday’s surge back above 6500, the question now is how much juice is left in the tank. For bulls, the mission is clear…
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Bulls Need the Closesby Tony Rago The job today is clear — bulls have to close above the weekly opens and pivots. We’re still trading inside Tuesday’s range, so any break above should target 6500 on ES and 23,750 on NQ. That might be a stretch with payrolls dropping tomorrow, so we could be…