{"id":257457,"date":"2025-12-17T09:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=257457"},"modified":"2025-12-18T02:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:31:31","slug":"e-mini-bears-unlikely-to-break-far-below-6800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/es\/analysis\/e-mini-bears-unlikely-to-break-far-below-6800\/","title":{"rendered":"E-mini Bears Unlikely to Break Far Below 6,800"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trading Update: Wednesday December 17, 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E-mini end of day video review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-video-popup stk-block-video-popup stk-block stk-1c03623\" data-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hfu49h_Kyps\" data-block-id=\"1c03623\"><div class=\"stk-block-video-popup__overlay stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-hover-parent\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon has-text-align-center stk-block stk-e4e5dde\" data-block-id=\"e4e5dde\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-e4e5dde\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-e-4-e-5-dde-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-e-4-e-5-dde-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"play\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-play fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M424.4 214.7L72.4 6.6C43.8-10.3 0 6.1 0 47.9V464c0 37.5 40.7 60.1 72.4 41.3l352-208c31.4-18.5 31.5-64.1 0-82.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-542683b\" data-block-id=\"542683b\"><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-216272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Emini-EOD-Review-Joseph-Imbornone.png\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Emini EOD Review Joseph Imbornone\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Emini-EOD-Review-Joseph-Imbornone.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Emini-EOD-Review-Joseph-Imbornone-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Emini-EOD-Review-Joseph-Imbornone-680x383.png 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Emini-EOD-Review-Joseph-Imbornone-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow Joseph&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JosephImbornone10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a> for more Al Brooks price action analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">S&amp;P E-mini market analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E-mini daily chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The E-mini formed a doji bar yesterday after breaking out beyond the December tight trading range and testing down to the November 20<sup>th<\/sup> high. This was a likely area of support and increases the odds of buyers near yesterday\u2019s low and the 6,800 round number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So far today, it has formed a bear breakout below yesterday&#8217;s low. The bears are hopeful that today will close as a strong bear trend bar on the daily chart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even if the bears get a close beyond yesterday\u2019s low, the odds will favor buyers below yesterday&#8217;s low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The late November rally is a strong enough breakout to increase the odds of the market getting a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> leg up and a test of the All-time high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While the bears are hopeful that the current selloff to 6,800 will lead to a successful downside breakout and a test of the November 20<sup>th<\/sup> large outside down bar. This is possible, but at the moment, it is not yet a high probability. This increases the risk of buyers near the 6,800 round number and the bulls getting a bounce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E-mini 5-minute chart and what to expect today<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Today formed a small gap up and a doji bar. This increased the odds of a trading range open, a test of yesterday\u2019s close, and a closure of the gap on the open.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears formed a trading range during bars 3 &#8211; 12, and the bears formed a downside breakout with bars 13&amp; 14.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This bear breakout was strong, but the context was not ideal. It is a bear breakout inside of an overall trading range with yesterday, and the higher time frame (60 Minute chart) is late in a bear channel. This increased the odds of buyers at yesterday&#8217;s low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears managed to get a selloff down from the bar 13 high to the bar 18 low. This increased the odds of a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> leg down; however, the selloff was at support of the 6,800 round number. This increased the risk of a trading range forming, which is what happened during bars 19 \u2013 36.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of bar 39, the bulls are hopeful that the market will form a higher low major trend reversal and a reversal back up into yesterday\u2019s range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because of the lack of closes above the moving average during bars 14-39, the market may have to fall to a new low before it can try to form a credible major trend reversal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yesterday&#8217;s E-mini setups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Trending-Trading-Range-with-Late-Minor-Reversal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Trending-Trading-Range-with-Late-Minor-Reversal-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"SP500 E-mini 5-Min Bear Trending Trading Range with Late Minor Reversal\" class=\"wp-image-257822\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Trending-Trading-Range-with-Late-Minor-Reversal-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Trending-Trading-Range-with-Late-Minor-Reversal-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Trending-Trading-Range-with-Late-Minor-Reversal-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Trending-Trading-Range-with-Late-Minor-Reversal.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Richard created the SP500 E-mini chart.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"caption\">Here are reasonable stop entry setups from yesterday. Chart shows each buy entry bar with a green arrow and each sell entry bar with a red arrow. Buyers of the Brooks Trading Course have access to a near 4-year library of detailed explanations of swing trade setups (see Online Course\/BTC Daily Setups) linked to the Brooks Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"caption\">The goal with these charts is to present an Always In perspective. If a trader was trying to be Always In or nearly Always In a position all day, and he was not currently in the market, these entries would be logical times for him to enter. These therefore are swing entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"caption\">It is important to understand that most swing setups do not lead to swing trades. As soon as traders are disappointed, many exit. Those who exit prefer to get out with a small profit (scalp), but often have to exit with a small loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"caption\">If the risk is too big for your account, you should wait for trades with less risk or trade an alternative market like the Micro E-mini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of today&#8217;s S&amp;P E-mini price action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Channel-with-Upper-Lower-Trading-Ranges-680x383.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Channel-with-Upper-Lower-Trading-Ranges-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"SP500 E-mini 5-Min Bear Channel with Upper-Lower Trading Ranges\" class=\"wp-image-257885\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Channel-with-Upper-Lower-Trading-Ranges-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Channel-with-Upper-Lower-Trading-Ranges-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Channel-with-Upper-Lower-Trading-Ranges-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SP500-E-mini-5-Min-Bear-Channel-with-Upper-Lower-Trading-Ranges.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Richard created the SP500 E-mini chart.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>See the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/blog\/analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\">weekly update<\/a> for a discussion of the price action on the weekly chart and for what to expect going into next week.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trading Room<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Al Brooks and other presenters talk about the detailed E-mini price action real-time each day in the Brooks Trading Course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/online-day-trading-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trading room<\/a>. We offer a 2 day free trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charts use Pacific Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When times are mentioned, it is USA Pacific Time. The E-mini day session charts begin at 6:30 am PT and end at 1:15 pm PT which is 15 minutes after the NYSE closes. You can read background information on the market reports on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/blog\/market-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Market Update<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trading Update: Wednesday December 17, 2025 E-mini end of day video review Follow Joseph&#8217;s YouTube channel for more Al Brooks price action analysis. S&amp;P E-mini market analysis E-mini daily chart E-mini 5-minute chart and what to expect today Yesterday&#8217;s E-mini setups Richard created the SP500 E-mini chart. Here are reasonable stop entry setups from yesterday. 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