Had a small winner that looked set up nice but was stalling after about 10 minutes in light volume, so I closed it out at a small gain. See ES below. Might not be any calls Friday due to end of month, quarter, and half on a Friday in the summer. Next week should be interesting too.
Net ticks: +2 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:
Set the UPT twice in the opening bars and then triggered long at A at 1608.50. After about ten minutes, the activity seemed weak, volume was light, and the gap concerned me, so I closed it for two ticks. It ended up working: