A Simple, Repeatable S&P 500 Setup (With Small Risk)
After receiving a couple of emails asking for the simplest possible explanation, I walked through a clean S&P 500 example showing how Market Maker accumulation creates low-risk, repeatable opportunities — without wide stops or screen-watching.
This video came from a couple of emails that landed in my inbox this morning.
One asked if I could give the shortest, simplest explanation possible.
Another mentioned an early Christmas present from the market.
So I turned on the charts and pulled up the S&P 500 to walk through exactly what was being seen — and why it worked.
The setup is intentionally simple.
All that’s needed is:
- A 30-minute chart
- A 5-minute chart
On the 30-minute chart, you’ll notice where the whales enter the market. That creates an accumulation area. When price fractures from that area, a ray line is drawn forward — and that line becomes important.
At this point, nothing is predicted.
Nothing is forced.
Once an alert triggers, you simply go to the chart and let price show you what it wants to do.
Switching to the 5-minute chart, you’ll see price probe into that ray line. Often there’s a small lift, followed by a drop back in. That’s where the opportunity appears.
Rather than chasing price, a buy order is placed above structure and the market is allowed to come to you.
If it fills, the market has already proven the idea.
The stop goes just below the structure that created the move.
There’s no need for a wide stop — because if the setup is going to work, price shouldn’t need that space.
What makes this especially useful is how repetitive the process is.
As price moves higher, new accumulation areas form. Each one draws its own ray line. Each one creates the same reaction when price revisits it. The same behaviour appears again and again at the same prices, across both timeframes.
To avoid cherry-picking, I deliberately showed the process after it occurred — and then went back to earlier examples to show the exact same behaviour already existed there too.
Nothing changes.
Only the location.
That’s the value of this approach. It’s simple, structured, and low stress — and once you see it, you’ll keep seeing it.
This will likely be the last video before Christmas.
Have a great break, don’t overdo the food or the drink (or maybe do), and I’ll catch up with you again very soon.