Trading Update: Tuesday February 25, 2025
Emini end of day video review
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S&P Emini market analysis
Emini daily chart
- The Emini formed follow-through selling yesterday, following Friday’s strong bear reversal bar that closed below the daily moving average. The Bears will see the past two trading days as a bear breakout with a follow-through that is strong enough for a 2nd leg down.
- This means that there are probably sellers above the first reversal attempt.
- The bears hope they can create a micro gap with last Friday’s low and today’s high. That would increase the odds of lower prices.
- The bulls should not have allowed the market to create a strong bear breakout bar closing below the moving average. This increases the risk of a double top (January 24th and February 19th high).
- The first target for the bears is a test of the February 3rd low, followed by the next target beginning the January low.
Emini 5-minute chart and what to expect today
- The bears formed an opening reversal with bar 2 near the moving average and so far have a bear trend from the open down to bar 7.
- The bears are hopeful that a third consecutive bear trend bar will be created on the daily chart today.
- Because of the bear breakout and follow-through on the daily chart today, there is an increased risk of becoming a bear trend bar on the daily chart. At a minimum, the bears want today to close below the day’s open.
- As far as buying, betting on a parabolic wedge bottom with bar 7. The odds are any reversal up is going to be minor and lead to a trading range. This means that even if the bulls get a bounce, the odds will favor the market having to retest the low the day and form a double bottom.
- At the moment, stop-entry bulls have yet to make any money. It is also difficult for limit order bulls to make money buying below bars. This means that the selling pressure is strong, and it is better to look to sell or sell pullbacks until there is more buying pressure.
Yesterday’s Emini setups

Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
Here are reasonable stop entry setups from yesterday. I show each buy entry bar with a green arrow and each sell entry bar with a red arrow. Buyers of both the Brooks Trading Course and Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns have access to a near 4-year library of more detailed explanations of swing trade setups (see Online Course/BTC Daily Setups). Encyclopedia members get current daily charts added to Encyclopedia.
My 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.
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.
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 Emini.
Summary of today’s S&P Emini price action

Al created the SP500 Emini charts.
EURUSD Forex market analysis
EURUSD Forex daily chart
- The EURUSD formed a weak bear reversal bar yesterday, which increased the risk of traders buying the bar’s close rather than selling below yesterday’s low.
- The bulls are hopeful that the sideways trading over the past 7 days is a trading range that will lead to a bull flag and a test of the December 6th major lower high.
See the weekly update for a discussion of the price action on the weekly chart and for what to expect going into next week.
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Charts use Pacific Time
When times are mentioned, it is USA Pacific Time. The Emini 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 Market Update page.


