The markets gapped up and were boring early, pulled back a bit, then heading up on news and flattened out over lunch, which would have been the expected action for options expiration on 2.4 billion NASDAQ shares.

Net ticks: +6 ticks.

As usual, let’s start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today’s session:

ES and NQ Opening and Institutional Range Plays:

ES Opening Range Play triggered short at A and worked:

NQ Opening Range Play triggered short at A and worked, but triggered too far out of the OR to take under the rules so we don’t count it:

ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

ES: