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The Game Plan: Friday, October 23, 2026

“Do you feel in charge Mr. Bessent?”

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Oct 23, 2026
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Friday found the loose floorboard before I found breakfast. ES and NQ are both sitting at the bottom of value after ugly Thursday sessions, and my read on both is vibes: let the bracket decide. ES holding 7682.75 gets a repair attempt, while a clean loss of 7681 opens the lower shelf. NQ has the same job at 29109.25 with 29084.50 underneath. Crude is the other argument, holding above 101.02 after printing a new month high, so I want the breakout to prove itself or fail back through 100.77. Gold already broke the month low, and my plan is a reclaim of 4041.60 or sellers keep the wheel below 4035. Four charts, four decisions. Nobody needs a secret Discord indicator for this one. If the first reaction lies, wait for the next one. The screen will still be there next week. Go outside. Hopefully twitter doesnt go full doomer again this weekend. Because once again its so over.

The Tape

ES is 7684, wedged between October’s 7684.75 value floor and Thursday’s 7682.75 floor after sellers erased Thursday’s entire early push. Thursday reached 7742.50, then drove through value and closed 7706.50, so this is not a cute little overnight dip. Globex built

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