E Minis Futures: ES (S&P 500 E-mini Futures) 5 Minute Momentum Prediction vs What Happened, October 21, 2026
Searching “e minis futures”? Here is E-mini S&P 500 futures (ES) on the 5 minute chart: at 11:30 AM ET on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 the LiveCharts.AI prediction had the Momentum heading down over the next 30 bars, and the Momentum went down.
See LiveCharts.AI in action — predicted candlesticks and indicators, 30 bars into the future, before they occur:
Every session since October 6: the 11:30 AM Momentum prediction on the ES 5 minute chart
The Momentum prediction made at 11:30 AM ET went the right way over the next 30 bars on 6 of 8 sessions; always guessing the same direction would have been right on 4.
| Session | Predicted Momentum | What happened | Same direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Oct 21 | down | down | yes |
| Tue Oct 20 | up | up | yes |
| Fri Oct 16 | up | down | no |
| Tue Oct 13 | up | up | yes |
| Mon Oct 12 | down | down | yes |
| Thu Oct 8 | up | up | yes |
| Wed Oct 7 | down | up | no |
| Tue Oct 6 | down | down | yes |
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Based on LiveCharts.AI's recorded predictions compared with what the market actually did.
What it does and does not say
This page records what the LiveCharts.AI Momentum prediction said for ES on the 5 minute chart and what the Momentum did next. It does not describe any indicator reading as a reason to act.