AI Analysis
Latest published price action analysis from Machine A.
Instrument
ES
Contract
ES 12-26
AI Bias
LONG
GTO Action
N/A
Alignment
UNCLEAR
Window Bars
48
Snapshot Metadata
Snapshot ID: 86702
Type: price_action
Instrument: ES
Contract: ES 12-26
GTO Action: N/A
GTO Regime: N/A
Window Start: Monday, September 28, 2026 at 8:15:00 AM CDT
Window End: Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:10:00 PM CDT
Created: Monday, September 28, 2026 at 12:11:16 PM CDT
Alignment: UNCLEAR
Tags: price-action, al-brooks, 5-minute
Notebook S3 Key: notebooks/brooks/ES_12-26_2026-09-28T12-10-00_id10566.ipynb
Chart

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Context
Context: Bars 0–20 sold off hard (bear spike) well below a falling EMA, then transitioned into a trading range/weak bull channel (roughly bars 21–36) with lots of overlap around the EMA. Bars 37–39 were a sharp bull spike (3 strong bull bars) breaking back above the EMA and up toward the prior swing area, but bars 40–47 reversed into a pullback with consecutive bear closes back toward the EMA, so the market is now in a spike-and-channel-up context that is correcting (likely evolving into a TR under the spike high).
Patterns
Patterns (last ~3 bars): Bars 45–47 are a tight bear micro-channel (3 small bear bodies) and look like a **Low 1 (L1) sell setup** on bar 47 (second push down after the pullback began), but it’s occurring near the EMA and after a bull spike, so it’s more likely a scalp than a swing. For bulls, there is no clean H1/H2 buy signal in the last 3 bars (no strong bull reversal bar yet); best bull setup would be to wait for a reversal up and then buy an **H2** or a higher low major trend reversal attempt.
Probability
Probabilities + breakout failure: Slight bear edge *very short term* (momentum down the last 8 bars), but bigger-picture this looks like a pullback after a bull spike, so bears are selling late and bulls will buy tests near/just below the EMA. **Current “breakout” = the bull breakout (37–39) has likely failed (or is failing) → failure probability: HIGH.** Reasons: (i) immediate strong pullback starting at bar 40 with multiple bear closes, (ii) no sustained follow-through beyond 3-bar spike (reversal came quickly), (iii) price fell back toward/into the EMA and into the breakout area (not staying above the breakout point), (iv) lots of overlap after the spike (TR behavior), so breakout buyers likely could not hold for more than a scalp before the pullback.
Entries / Avoidance
Entries / avoid: With-trend right now is **selling rallies (bear flags)** on the way down (e.g., L1/L2 shorts), but favor quick profit-taking because this is likely just a pullback in a larger spike-and-channel-up/transition-to-TR. Better-quality longs are **buying a reversal up from around the EMA / prior higher low** (wait for a decent bull reversal bar, then H2). Avoid chasing sells at the lows of bars 46–47 (selling late near EMA support in a likely forming trading range) and avoid buying until there’s an actual bull signal bar (right now it’s just drifting down).