Daily Pre-Open Blueprint

Generated 2026-07-24 13:05:37 CT | Contract LEQ6 August

AuditPASS

BiasBearish

ORB FinalLONG

Score5.35

Morning Read

Constructive recovery context - longs still need held pullback or failed breakdown.
Research-only pre-open map. ORB, MBO/DOM, Newsquawk, COT/OI, and live flow must confirm before execution.

Best Short
Only after failed high/rejection and loss of ORB midpoint with volume.

Best Long
Held pullback above prior close/support, or failed downside break that returns inside the ORB.

ORB / Gap

StateBIG_MOVE_0900_UP_ABOVE_ORB_FIRST_BREAK_UP_CONTINUATION_LONG

ActionBUY_BIG_MOVE_UP_CONTINUATION

FinalDAILY_LONG_CONFIRMED / LONG

First breakUP

Gap ticks18.0

ORB H/M/L226.475 / 226.025 / 225.575

Gap Plan
Flat/small gap: ORB behavior matters most; early DOWN with midpoint hold can matter, but avoid late chase.

Final ORB Reason
By 09:00 the market is up >=80 ticks, above ORB, and first break is UP; retracement research strongly favored continuation. Peer contract confirms the same daily long state. Edge framework: Tape signal is fighting at least one major hard-data truth factor.

Headline

StateSTALE_HEADLINE_CONTEXT

CategoryBig Four Packer Shock

Directionbearish

Score0.0

Latest Headline
JBS to close Souderton beef plant and Memphis facility amid cattle shortage

Read
Latest headline is from 2026-06-12, not this trade date.

COT / OI

StatePOST_COT_OI_CONTRACTION_LIQUIDATION_CONTEXT

Score-0.25

Post-COT OI Gap-7612.0

MM 36m / 15y74.7 / 79.4

OI ContextPRIOR-DAY CONTEXT / NORMAL

Read
Open interest contracted after the COT report; trend signals may be liquidation rather than fresh participation.

Decision Map

Recovery holds / dip is defended
Price holds or quickly reclaims prior close/support, then accepts above today's ORB midpoint. | Do not press shorts. Long side improves after held pullback or failed downside break.

Failed recovery / sell-rally setup
Open or rally rejects resistance/prior high, ORB-up break fails, then price loses ORB midpoint with volume. | Better short is rejection/reclaim failure, not chasing lows.

Two-sided chop
Price trades both sides of prior value or today's ORB without clean acceptance. | Wait for value acceptance, reduce size, or stand down.

Key Levels

Prior close: 225.425
Main hold/failure reference if available.

Today ORB high / mid / low: 226.475 / 226.025 / 225.575
Primary opening acceptance/rejection map after 08:45 CT.

Prior session high: 228.500
Upside probe/rejection reference.

Prior session low: 225.475
Major failure/repair reference.

Resistance/value: 227.725–228.500
Sell-rally or breakout acceptance zone.

Support/value: 225.475–226.175
Dip-hold or breakdown failure zone.

Prior opening range: 225.575–226.400
Context only; today's ORB replaces it after 08:45 CT.

High-volume zones: HV1: 227.725–228.300 @ 09:15 vol 758 | HV2: 225.575–226.400 @ 08:30 vol 513 | HV3: 226.175–227.575 @ 08:45 vol 447
Acceptance/rejection zones from prior session volume.

First Things To Watch

Where the market opens relative to prior close, support, and resistance.

First ORB direction and whether the first break holds or fails.

Today's ORB midpoint: acceptance above favors repair/continuation; loss with volume favors pressure.

MBO/DOM agreement with the ORB signal before acting.

Newsquawk/headline context: does price confirm or reject the headline?

COT/OI context: is the move fresh participation or liquidation/exhaustion?

No-Trade Warnings

Same-day OI is not available yet; treat OI as context, not confirmation.

Do not chase a move away from value without fresh volume/DOM confirmation.

Do not trade if Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle strongly disagree.

If price chops through both sides of the ORB without acceptance, reduce size or wait.

Prior Tape

Date2026-07-24

DirectionBullish

OHLC225.875 / 228.5 / 225.475 / 227.05

OI ReadPrice up + OI down = short covering.