Futures Trading Weekly Recap: Profits Locked In from MES and MGC

Consistent defense and sharp entries delivered another green week. Let’s keep that momentum rolling into the next one. Proud of the squad - let’s run it back!

Futures Weekly Recap: April 21–25, 2025

Another week in the books, and we came out ahead despite a choppy finish. Trading 5 micros per position, we executed solid setups across both the S&P 500 and Gold Futures markets. While entry, stop, and exit levels will always vary per trader, the setups were clear and well-defined — especially early in the week. Here's how we did for the week:

🔻 S&P 500 Futures (MES) We kicked off the week strong with two winning shorts on April 21:

• Short @ 5275 hit TP1 for +10 points, and if held to TP6, would’ve delivered +125 points.
• Short @ 5190 reached TP3 for +30 points, with a run potential up to +50 points.

April 22 was mixed:

• A long @ 5220 was stopped out for –20 points.
• A second long @ 5285 quickly reached TP1 for a +15-point gain.

Friday's action didn’t go our way:

• Short @ 5485 was stopped out for –25 points.

S&P 500 Net Results: 🔒 Locked-In Profit: +30 points = $750 🚀 Max Potential (if held): +175 points = $4,375

🟡 Gold Futures (MGC) Gold gave us a great setup window early in the week:

• On April 22, we ran three shorts:
• @ 3455 to TP2: +20 pts
• @ 3445 to TP2: +20 pts
• @ 3415 to TP2: +25 pts

The second half of the week was less clean:

• April 24: Short @ 3320 stopped out: –15 pts
• April 25: Short @ 3290 stopped at entry
• Short @ 3285 stopped out: –15 pts

Gold Net Results:

🔒 Locked-In Profit: +35 points = $1,750

📊 Total Weekly Performance (5 Micros Per Trade)

🟥 S&P 500 (MES): +$750

🟡 Gold (MGC): +$1,750

💰 Total Locked-In Profit: +$2,500

📈 Total Points Locked: +65 points

• Max Weekly Potential: Over $6,100

Trader Takeaways

✅ Nailed early-week directional bias (short ES & Gold)

✅ Tight stop placement kept losses minimal

✅ Despite end-of-week chop, early gains held strong

✅ Many futures students passed combines this week

✅ Patience and execution were critical in a volatile tape

Bottom line: Consistent defense and sharp entries delivered another green week. Let’s keep that momentum rolling into the next one. Proud of the squad - let’s run it back!

Here is a look at our GAR Capital Futures Trading Journal YTD numbers so far: And a more in depth breakdown of the trading data: Here is the month of April trading calendar view: