Weekly kickoff levels from John Hoagland

John Doherty

July 26, 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 July 27, 2026

Crude Oil

Contract: CLQ6

Market Direction: Higher

Areas of Importance: 94.20 & 81.80

Gold

Contract: GCQ6

Market Direction: Sideways

Areas of Importance: 4150.00 & 4000.00

Euro FX Futures

Contract: 6EU6

Market Direction: Sideways

Areas of Importance: 1.1500 & 1.1364

E-mini Dow Jones

Contract: YMU6

Market Direction: Sideways

Areas of Importance: 52870 & 51610

E-mini Nasdaq-100

Contract: NQU6

Market Direction: Lower

Areas of Importance: 29240 & 27400

E-mini S&P 500

Contract: ESU6

Market Direction: Sideways

Areas of Importance: 7550 & 7290

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