AM Briefing — Thursday, September 10, 2026 | ES & MES Futures

3 Lessons From Today's AM Briefing The tape drifted with no anchor out and a CPI print waiting on Friday. This is the kind of week that punishes the trader who needs action and pays the one who maps and waits. Here is what today was actually teaching. Lesson 1: Trade location decides the trade Take setups where they sit in a high probability spot on your map, near a Strong Level or the edge of the expected range, and pass everything else. When you know your location, the best trades become obvious. Lesson 2: Let a mapped move finish, then stop pressing The positional short played out for a clean 1 to 4 and ran into the bounce zone the plan already expected. Once a mapped move hits its target, quit hunting that direction and look for the reaction the other way. Lesson 3: Saying no is a real trade decision Ahead of CPI, with the indices unstacked and no anchor out, standing down protects your capital and your mindset. Do not judge yourself on a week that punishes everyone. Watch the briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRnWuW7ayi0 Full show notes, charts & timeline: https://microstrader.com/trade-location-is-king-on-a-stand-down-week-am-briefing-851/ 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/