Power Emini Commentary – Notes – Education – Examples
This is the Power Emini “Notes” section. Below you’ll find ongoing commentary, trade examples, charts and general short-form random posts. This page gets updated every few days, so check back soon.
Second Best Session of the Year With Only One Target Hit
3/2/2026
It was the first trading day of March and it was a wild one. This past weekend was the start of the “conflict” in the Middle East. Futures opened about 1% lower. No one really knew how this first session since war broke out would go but the system has no bias. It just reacts to how the price action unfolds in real-time. The market decided to rally higher from the cash open and never looked back.
So how did it turn out to be the second best session of the year (so far) for the system with just 1 Target hit?
It’s because the numbers were huge and the Trailing Stop locked-in gains past Target 1. Just take a look at the numbers on the chart. This is the first time all year where I’ve posted a chart with 10-point increments on the price scale.
So Target 1 got hit fairly quickly after the Entry for +18.00 points. The Trailing Stop tightened several times and finally got tagged +29.75 points over the Entry for a total of +47.75 points for a 2 Contract trader.
When the market is extremely volatile like it was today and the ATR’s are huge, the Targets are “way further away” than normal. You can see on the chart that Target 2 was a whopping 60.75 points above the Entry and it was the Trailing Stop that did the heavy lifting since T2 never got hit.
All in all it was a fantastic day for the system with only one Target hit. That’s unusual but then again everything is “different than usual” all of a sudden.
Take a look at the System Notes to see the time stamps and how each “event” played out (read from the bottom up):
So there you have it.
I’m not going to get into discussing the implications of the “conflict” to the market other than saying we’re likely in for a period of extreme volatility. And we know from prior months how that affects the system. The numbers can get huge. In other words the max stop will likely be in play going forward and I expect to see huge intraday swings both ways in the coming sessions.
For the time being we have to realize that market conditions will likely be crazy volatile and keep that in mind. In conditions like this both the risk and reward increase dramatically and it’s important to maintain a proper perspective.
Before I forget, after the Trailing Stop got hit and closed the trade the price eventually rallied higher and hit Target 2 to the tick and that was the high of the day. Crazy eh?
Be sure to read the post below to see what the “big upgrade” to the software looks like. We’re in the home stretch with that and it will be available this month.
March 2026 – Big Upgrade Coming
3/2/2026
Last month we released an update to the Power Emini Alert Software and indicator. As I mentioned at the time, this was to set the stage for the big “upgrade” we have in the works. And the good news is that it’s almost ready. Version 5.0 is in final testing.
Here’s a sneak peek at the new interface:
This new version produces the exact same Alerts as the prior version. There are no changes (yet) to any of the logic or the way the alerts will play out – for both the Scalper and Momentum System. All the changes are in the “interface”.
But there are a ton of new features and I’ll just mention a few quickly.
– The Traction Indicator measures the max positive / negative excursion from the Entry rather than the Alert price.
– The green “progress meters” to the left of the Targets display the proximity to the Targets in real-time.
– When a Target gets hit, you’ll see the Check Mark light up to the right of the Target showing how many points were captured.
– The Alert Banner shows the Alert Price prior to an Alert getting filled. Once it’s filled it displays the Entry Confirmation.
– The Momentum Meter is now a progress bar but works the same as the old dial.
Plus there’s lots more!
I’ll have a lot more to say about this new 5.0 version as we get closer to the release. I’ve been running it side by side with the current version of the Alert Software to make sure everything matches up and it’s basically “rock solid” at this point. I wasn’t even going to show a screenshot of it until it was basically finished.
So when can you get your hands on this new version?
Well, we still have one little project to finalize and that’s getting the Ninja indicator synced with the new Alert Software version. When that’s done and I’ve tested everything thoroughly, version 5.0 (shown above) will be available to all new and existing users.
And of course it’s a “free upgrade” for all existing users.
By the way, if you prefer a “light” color scheme just change it to light in the Settings. I’m getting used to the dark color and I like it a lot. I think the visual enhancements are great and just wait until you see it working live in action.
So now that we’re getting into March I’ll be using this page to post commentary, notes and charts relating to the ES / MES Momentum System, our trading strategy and updates about the new version of the Alert Software. This “notes section” of the website isn’t intended to be a daily recap, but typically gets updated with new material every couple / few days. It’s a good place for me to post educational material and examples of how the Momentum System handles different market sessions.
Check back every couple / few days for updates.
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