The markets basically opened flat, wiggled both ways early, sold off on volume, then recovered in the afternoon and closed about where they opened on 3.5 billion NASDAQ shares as we head into the end of month mark-up for statements.

Net ticks: +19 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 and worked enough for a partial, triggered long at B and worked:

NQ Opening Range Play triggered short at A but too far out of range to take:

ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

ES: