after the factE-mini S&P 500 FuturesCME_MINI:ES1!flowtraderkktoday, 3/31/26 (end of the 1st quarter) is a good example on how the daily call can protect you from risk looking at a daily chart with a strong push up one could easily assume that one missed out on a seemingly directional day: A classical error made on "after the fact'. yesterday we rightfully assumed a possible bounce due to a four legged down-move of the S&P500: in conjunction to support and resistance and other principles: with our sideways call for that day we were able to exploit that counter directional edge on very low risk taking advantage of the action reaction principle, our most predominant entry principle to assure low risk: we were also able to take profits based on the sideways call rule set on a continuation short play-with equally low risk control: yet for today's larger intraday move on the daily reversal up candle we anticipatory posted a call due to it being the end of the first annual quarter which in turn provides for ample uncertainty amongst other factors and while the daily chart might induce a fear of missing out the intraday 60 minute chart shows clearly the absence of an action reaction principle and the three time extended weekly lows level as unacceptable risk for both the 24 hour Globex session as well as the NY session trading times: there is a vast difference between charts "after the fact" and actual risk in the real time trading environment and "time" is the key component on how to operate through a difficult field of proper low risk execution like time of day real time anticipated rule sets like the daily call closely followed rule sets of execution discipline while in a trade and so forth in short , today's trading action and our pointed out trade example provides yet again how essential it is to have the daily call to protect one not to loose the larger risk picture while looking in real time at charts and trying to exploit low risk trading opportunities Not trading is a position in trading and a very valuable one one needs to protect the powder since without it one wont be around long enough to consistently extracting profits from the market