AM Briefing — Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | ES & MES Futures

5 Lessons From Today's AM Briefing The scripture for the week was simple. Let all things be done decently and in order. On the ES that meant controlling leverage and waiting for the one high probability trade while price pressed up into a Strong Range toward the mapped target. Here is what today was teaching. Lesson 1: Order is leverage and patience Do all things decently and in order means two things for a trader. Size correctly and wait for the high probability entry instead of forcing action. Lesson 2: Add to winners, never to losers Put more size behind the trade the market is already confirming. Your capital belongs behind the position that is proving you right. Lesson 3: Peel, peel, hold the runner The 3-Contract System takes profit into strength, then lets one runner ladder back and survive a double tap so it can catch the big move. Lesson 4: Set the stop where you will really lose Place your stop at the price you are genuinely willing to give up. If it tags, you wake up flat and fresh for the next location. Lesson 5: Trade the location, not the prediction You never know how far price will run, but you know where it is attracted to go. Map the level and let price come to you. Watch the briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qj9MPmbAAg Full breakdown: https://microstrader.com/am-briefing-840-wait-for-the-high-probability-trade/ Blogger: https://microstrader.blogspot.com/2026/08/am-briefing-840-wait-for-high.html Tomorrow's AM Briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tya-OY-w1E8 Tomorrow's Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGV345KUlNk Full show notes, charts & timeline: https://microstrader.com/am-briefing-840-wait-for-the-high-probability-trade/ 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/ Today's live stream is FREE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@microstrader/live