A little better volume finally, but most of it based on a few stocks that reported as we continue through core earnings. Markets gapped down and shot both ways early with some interesting but quick swings during the day, but basically closed where they opened on 1.6 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 long at A and worked enough for a partial, we did not take the shorts as mentioned in the Lab:

NQ Opening Range Play triggered long at A and stopped, we did not take the shorts as mentioned in the Lab:

ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

ES:

My call triggered long at A at 2138.00, hit first target for 6 ticks, stopped second half under the entry: