Thursday, July 17, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Why You've Got to Be Patient with This Market by Tony Rago Oh, bears... I'm sure they'll still out there somewhere, but it definitely seems like that side of the tape is just broken. Instead we've got a perma-bid under the price, though it just keeps stalling at the top of the recent range. …
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Let's See if the Bears Can Follow Through by Tony Rago We've got more economic data this morning and price is still holding above the weekly open on ES and above 23000 on NQ. We saw the bears flex a little muscle in yesterday's session; we'll see if bears can follow through on…
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
The Markets Like the CPI Report -- Here's What to Do About It by Tony Rago Today's inflation data is taking us to new highs. That's part of the battle. Now let's see if we get some tradeable volatility today on the back of the announcement. My plan is still the same: longs are…
Monday, July 14, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
The Bears Have a Decent Shot Today by Tony Rago New week, new opportunities to make money! Tariff headlines prompted a gap down at last night's open, and that gap has not been filled so far. The bears have an opportunity today to capitalize on these headlines; they need to push under the overnight…
Friday, July 11, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
We Could Get a Sloppy, Choppy Friday by Tony Rago Nobody really thought we were done with tariffs, did they? They delivered got some weakness overnight which means today could be messy with headline risk. It's Friday and the news cycle gets very active -- especially in the afternoon. Stay on your toes…
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
The One Strategy That Works in This Touchy, Choppy Market by Tony Rago This is a quiet market and good for scalping basically -- that's the safest way to attack right now. A larger move is coming but not with VIX in the 15 ranges; we need some volatility! Of course next week earnings…
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Get Dry Powder Ready for a Move by Tony Rago Bands are getting tight on the hourly chart. That means a move is coming, and we just have to be patient. We've had a very choppy, headline-driven July so far. Today is the original end of the tariff "pause" date, so I'm expecting at least…
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Here Are the Key Levels to Watch Today by Tony Rago Yesterday was a difficult day for me. Let's just say it was not a tape that hauled in a bunch of handles for me. Quite the opposite, in fact, as I had a losing day. Some old habits crept in as well. The…
Monday, July 7, 2025 - Tony's Pre-Market Playbook
Back In the Saddle This Week -- Here's What I See by Tony Rago I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing holiday weekend! I'm going to let price open a bit this morning; it's always tricky when coming off a major market holiday. That said, we're still pretty firm on the bid side... but there was…