Based on my anaylsis conducted & published on the 18th December 2025 (https://zentrader.co.uk/us-indices-18th-december-2025/) in which I identified opportunities for short and long positions on the major US indices, today I identified an opportunity for a long position on the RUSSELL 2000 on the 1H chart which was a success and achieved a 2R win.

Below is a screenshot of the trade from the D chart and 1H chart perspectives:

Trade Breakdown:

The D chart shows that the Russell 2000 has made a new higher high by mid December and then spent a few days pulling back to the 20 moving average.

This morning I dropped down to the 1H chart and identified that the 10:00 GMT candle had closed as a strong bullish candle, nicely riding the 20 moving average so I entered a long position at the open of the 11:00 GMT candle (green arrow) with a target of 2R.

Fuelled by US open volitility, price achieved a 2R TP at around 14:30 GMT. Throughout the trade, the stop loss was trailed beneath the previous 1H candle low to minimise the dowside of the trade while affording sufficient breathing space for the trade.

Fantastic trade in which I followed all of my rules based on technicals and trade management.