Futures Trading Recap: Weekly Wins in S&P 500 and Gold by GAR Capital

Precision. Discipline. Results.

GAR Capital Weekly Futures Recap Week Ending May 3, 2025 Precision. Discipline. Results.

Even in a volatile, headline-driven week, our futures team stayed locked in — delivering clear setups, tight risk control, and strong results. Here's your full breakdown:

Weekly Performance Recap Total Profit: +90 Points = +$2,875 (using 5 Micro Contracts) Win Rate: 70% Total Trades: 10 Trader Grade: A-

We didn’t catch every move — but the ones we did were clean, high-conviction, and well-managed. Our system continues to perform under pressure.

S&P 500 Futures (MES)

• Trades: 6 (4 Wins, 2 Losses
• Net Points: +65 pts
• Profit: +$1,625

Highlights:

• Executed two midweek shorts with +55 pts combined
• Longs at 5680 & 5690 hit clean support levels
• Losses kept small even during heavy reversal days

Gold Futures (MGC)

• Trades: 4 (2 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Break-even
• Net Points: +25 pts
• Profit: +$1,250

Highlights: • 3275 short call nailed the weekly high • Breakeven trade at 3290 protected capital • Smart stop loss on Friday’s long avoided overnight drawdown

🔍 Daily Trade Breakdown

• Monday: Recovered early chop with a clean ES short from 5515
• Tuesday: Long at 5580 hit TP1 with ease
• Wednesday: Our best day — two shorts delivered +60 pts total
• Thursday: Gold short hit TP3 (+30 pts) was sent as a free trade to our free discord!; ES long missed TP1 by just 2.5 pts
• Friday: Flipped gold bias after China headline — nailed a short at 3245; ES longs were textbook from 5680 & 5690

🎯 How We Out-Performed ✅ Trade Setups Were Pre-Defined Every signal came with clear entry, stop, and profit targets. There were no “maybes” or hindsight calls — just structure, patience, and follow-through.

✅ Disciplined Risk Management We took small, controlled losses and protected gains with trailing stops. One key trade Thursday missed TP1 by 2.5 points — we stuck to the plan and avoided chasing.

✅ Easy-to-Follow, Real-Time Alerts Our members were updated live with all trade setups, outcomes, and adjustments. The system is designed for clarity and consistency — no guesswork, just execution.

✅ Adaptability in Real-Time Friday’s sudden China headline shifted the tone. We moved from a long bias on gold to shorting 3245 — a textbook reversal signal that paid instantly.

🧠 Why Our System Works We don’t chase. We don’t wing it. We trade with structure, patience, and execution. Whether you're new to futures or looking to pass your prop firm combine, GAR Capital provides a real trading blueprint you can follow and grow with.

Futures Trading Journal: This powerful tool helps us log every trade with precision, measure performance across days and strategies, and stay accountable to our risk management rules. From daily profit/loss tracking to win rates and profit factor metrics, it gives our team — and our members — real insights into what’s working and where we can level up. This journal is a key part of our edge, and it's included free for all Annual and Lifetime members. Here is a look at some of our YTD metrics on our Journal:

Some Member and Students Profits this week:

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• 🎯 Real-time entries, exits & stops
• 💬 Private client group access
• 🧠 Daily education & support
• 🔥 Basic pre-recorded courses

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