The markets gapped up, went a little higher, then rolled but didn’t fill the gap, then popped up just over the highs during lunch, and then flatlined for the back 3 hours on 1.5 billion NASDAQ shares.

Net ticks: +28 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 long at A and worked:

NQ Opening Range Play triggered long at A and worked:

ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:


ES:

My call triggered short at A at 2189.50, hit first target for 6 ticks, and stopped second half 9 ticks in the money after lowering the stop: