The markets gapped up a little, filled, and did nothing all day with options unraveling behind us. It was a measuring day ahead of expiration on Friday on 2.1 billion NASDAQ shares.

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 and NQ Opening and Institutional Range Plays:

ES Opening Range Play triggered short at A but too far out of range to take, it worked:

NQ Opening Range Play triggered short at A, which I took, but barely too far out of range to take under the rules, it worked:

ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

ES: