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Market research for index futures

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What you get

Four reference zones, with the evidence around them.

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ES weekly map

Week of Aug 25

Support and resistance identify potential reaction areas; the pivot is a weekly reference. States describe price behavior as of the displayed session, not a forecast.

Data current through Aug 28 close

Resistance

6,612.50

Zone 6,608.75 – 6,616.25

Untested

Pivot

6,574.25

Zone 6,570.50 – 6,578.00 · 3 tests

Holding above
Last EOD settle6,581.00

Support

6,538.00

Zone 6,533.25 – 6,541.75 · 2 tests

Tested, held

Key support

6,506.75

Zone 6,500.00 – 6,510.50

Untested
Published Sun Aug 24, 6:00pm ET · levels frozen for the weekIllustrative sample data

Nightly recap

Thu Aug 28 · after settle

Price tested support Tuesday and closed back above the zone. Selling was aggressive near the level, but displayed bids replenished. As of the latest finalized session, the criteria for acceptance below the zone had not been met.

Changed
Support moved from Testing to Tested, held
Published map
All four prices unchanged
Latest settlement
6,581.00 — above the 6,574.25 pivot

Level detail — Support

Tested, held
Zone
6,533.25–6,541.75
Tests
2
Time below
18 min
Closes below
0 of 4

The problem

A chart with forty levels on it is a chart with none.

Markets produce more information than anyone can act on. We narrow the week to four defined areas and then track the evidence around them, session by session.

Too many competing levels

Six indicators disagree about the same forty points. Attention goes to whichever one moved last.

No consistent way to judge a reaction

A level gets touched. Was that a hold, a probe, or the start of acceptance through it? Usually it's a guess.

Analysis rewritten after the fact

Commentary that appears once the outcome is known can't be reviewed, and can't be wrong.

Membership

Four things arrive each week.

01

Weekly level map

Four reference zones labeled resistance, pivot, support and key support — published before the week opens, with the data cutoff visible.

02

End-of-day analysis

After each finalized session: what held, what weakened, and what price accepted through.

03

Level evidence

Acceptance, session structure, volume profile and order-flow behaviour around each zone.

04

Timestamped archive

Every past week as it was originally published, alongside how it actually developed.

Level states

Each state describes price behavior as of the displayed session. A state can change with later observations; it does not predict the next move. Colour is a secondary cue alongside the label and evidence.

Untested

Price had not reached the zone as of this session.

Approaching

Price approached the zone during the session without entering it.

Testing

Price traded inside the zone during the session.

Holding

Tested and rejected, with settlement back on the original side.

Weakening

Repeated tests or more time inside the zone were observed.

Accepted above

Session data met the criteria for sustained trade and settlement above the zone.

Accepted below

Session data met the criteria for sustained trade and settlement below the zone.

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Risk disclosure

Altair Research publishes general market research. It is not tailored to your holdings, financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. The service does not provide individual trade instructions. Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. Levels, prices and analysis shown on this page are illustrative sample data.

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