Weekly kickoff levels from John Hoagland

John Doherty

October 5, 2026

Every Friday afternoon, Topstep Performance Coach John Hoagland fires up his charts to find his Weekly Kickoff Levels, which identify the trends and “areas of importance” futures traders should look out for in the coming week.

Read on to see what John’s keeping his eye on…

Hoag’s levels for the week of October 5, 2026

Crude Oil

Contract: CLX6

Market Direction: Sideways

Areas of Importance: 96.80 & 88.00

Gold

Contract: GCZ6

Market Direction: Lower

Areas of Importance: 4380.00 & 4070.00

Euro FX Futures

Contract: 6EZ6

Market Direction: Lower

Areas of Importance: 1.1440 & 1.1200

E-mini Dow Jones

Contract: YMZ6

Market Direction: Lower

Areas of Importance: 52260 & 51117

E-mini Nasdaq-100

Contract: NQZ6

Market Direction: Higher

Areas of Importance: 32385.00 & 30210.00

E-mini S&P 500

Contract: ESZ6

Market Direction: Sideways

Areas of Importance: 7850.00 & 7690.00

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