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Weekly kickoff levels from John Hoagland

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John Doherty
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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 April 13, 2026

Crude Oil

Contract: CLK6

Market Direction: Sideways

Areas of Importance: 115.00 & 89.90

Daily candlestick chart of crude oil futures

Gold

Contract: GCM6

Market Direction: Higher

Areas of Importance: 4874.00 & 4570.00

Daily candlestick chart of gold futures in an uptrend.

Euro FX Futures

Contract: 6EM6

Market Direction: Higher

Areas of Importance: 1.1877 & 1.1580

Daily candlestick chart of Dow Jones futures showing volatility with weekly key levels.

E-mini Dow Jones

Contract: YMM6

Market Direction: Higher

Areas of Importance: 49850 & 46670

Daily candlestick chart of Nasdaq futures showing an uptrend with weekly key levels marked.

E-mini Nasdaq-100

Contract: NQM6

Market Direction: Higher

Areas of Importance: 25590.00 & 24200.00

Daily candlestick chart of S&P 500 futures in an uptrend with weekly key levels.

E-mini S&P 500

Contract: ESM6

Market Direction: Higher

Areas of Importance: 6970.00 & 6625.00

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