AM Briefing — Monday, August 24, 2026 | ES & MES Futures

5 Lessons From Today's AM Briefing Everything today pointed at one line, the RTH high gap fill. Push through it and price runs south. Stall just under it and you ladder back. And behind it all sits a story from last week that every trader needs to hear about one runner that made the whole trade. Lesson 1: One lotto runner can make your day Bank your base trade, then let a single contract chase the big move. Last week that runner turned a 30 point short into a move near 70. Lesson 2: Park the lotto stop at minus 5 Keep the runner stop at minus 5 points so it survives a double tap. Move to break even only after the tap confirms, never before. Lesson 3: Enter in the drop zone, exit before the next level Drop your order into the drop zone, let the bounce fill you, and take profit before the next Strong Level. Trade around the levels, not the empty air between them. Lesson 4: Check if the indices agree Before you lean on a bias, see if the Russell, Dow, NQ and ES are all on the same train. Agreement is confirmation. Divergence is a reason to trade smaller. Lesson 5: Map the calendar before the open With Warsh speaking 30 minutes after the bell and PCE on Wednesday, know where the news lands. Let the volatility pass before you press size. Watch the briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaABibEXwjQ Full breakdown: https://microstrader.com/how-one-lotto-runner-can-make-your-day-am-briefing-839/ Blogger: https://microstrader.blogspot.com/2026/08/how-one-lotto-runner-can-make-your-day.html Tomorrow's AM Briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qj9MPmbAAg Tomorrow's Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AefdjNziJ4Y Full show notes, charts & timeline: https://microstrader.com/how-one-lotto-runner-can-make-your-day-am-briefing-839/ The Trading Library — 140 free lessons from 1,000+ live sessions: https://microstrader.com/library/ Get today's ES/MES Battle Plan: https://microstrader.com/battleplan/ Watch the live stream — current session plus the AM Briefing and archive playlists: https://academy.microstrader.com/livestream/