A perfect setup failed once but then worked. See ES section below. The broad market was impossibly slow in the opening 30 minutes and then closed the small gap. The NASDAQ side was much weaker. NASDAQ volume closed at 1.8 billion shares. ES closed right on the VWAP.
Net ticks: +0 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:
ES triggered short at 1884.25 at A and stopped unfortunately (great setup), but we put it back in and it retriggered 15 minutes later, hit first target for 6 ticks, and stopped second half 8 ticks in the money (and crossed the Value Area) for an exact wash: