Thursday, August 14, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Hot PPI Sparks Early Moveby Tony Rago PPI came in hotter than expected, breaking price out of the overnight chop. Now it’s about seeing how stocks handle it once the cash session kicks in. VIX needs to wake up if we’re going to get any real momentum. We’re coming off fresh all-time highs that…
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Momentum Builds as Bulls Dominateby Tony Rago Fresh highs everywhere — NQ just hit 24,000, and ES bulls are eyeing 6500 to finish the job. News flow is dead quiet, and after yesterday’s CPI surge, we could be in digestion mode. With VIX still stuck in the 14s, volatility has to get off the floor…
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
CPI Pops, Bulls Chargeby Tony Rago Market liked the CPI print — NQ’s flirting with a new all-time high. Now the question is whether we get some actual volatility in the regular session we can trade. I’ll let the open play out and see where we stand by the top of the hour. Bulls…
Monday, August 11, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Calm Before the CPI?by Tony Rago Fresh week, fresh chances — but with no econ today and CPI on deck tomorrow, we could be in for a quieter session. VIX sitting in the 15s isn’t exactly screaming “fireworks.” Bulls are knocking on the door of new ATHs on NQ. If they want it, they’ve got…
Friday, August 8, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Friday Chop or One More Pop?by Tony Rago Overnight was quiet — right back to the middle of yesterday’s range. Could be setting up for a range-bound Friday, especially after the big swings we’ve had. That said… never underestimate headline risk heading into the weekend. It’s a simple plan today: let the open shake out,…
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Tariffs, Traps, and a Late-Week Push by Tony Rago Overnight tape ripped higher on tariff headlines — and yeah, inventory is stacked long. Bulls held the weekly pivot and quietly trended up late yesterday. Now we’re back above 6400, and if they want to end the week strong, they’ve got to close above…
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Battle Lines Are Drawn by Tony Rago Bears showed up at the open yesterday… but stalled right at the weekly pivots. No real pressure below. That makes 6323 on ES and 23163 on NQ the key battlegrounds today. Above those levels? Bulls need to attack Monday’s highs — 6370 and 23350 — and…
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Bull Trap or Bear Mirage?by Tony Rago Yesterday’s action was suspect. Sellers dominated late last week… then disappeared. So what is this? A real bounce — or bait? Here’s the deal: If bears mean business, they’ve got to take us back under 23,000 and 6300 fast. No follow-through, no pressure — just talk. If…
Monday, August 4, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
New Week, New Opportunities to Make Money! by Tony Rago It’s Monday — fresh week, fresh chances to get paid. We’re getting a bounce overnight back into some key zones — 6300 on ES and 23000 on NQ. After two days of heavy selling, this move could be a simple relief rally… or the…
Friday, August 1, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
The Tape Is Starting to Soften Up - Perfect by Tony Rago It's Friday, the start of a whole new month! We saw weakness continue overnight from yesterdays session, with a nice pullback to some key levels -- 6300 (ES) and 23106 (NQ). We'll just see how the dip-buyers deal with this; if they're…