Where Structure Lives (1.13.26)

ES & NQ Auction Maps

ES printed a new ATH, but Monday was not a blue-sky initiative session. The TPO POC formed only after rotation had already occurred, and the auction spent the remainder of the day in two-way trade near prior highs, confirming acceptance rather than discovery. Both ES and NQ showed early mechanical upside lift at the lows followed by late-session balance at blue sky territory. NQ displayed slightly healthier excess at the highs, suggesting improving tech participation, but leadership remains unfinished. With broad but non-dominant sector strength and a steadily bleeding VIX, the cross-market message is unchanged. This remains a dampened, carried, and internally hedged regime rather than an impulsive breakout.

Levels to navigate the auction tomorrow

ES

NQ

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