The markets gapped up and went higher early, then dropped a couple of times on rumors of bombs in New York. The end of the day was dull and we traded 1.6 billion NASDAQ shares. The S&P literally closed -0.04.

Net ticks: +16.5 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:

NQ Opening Range Play triggered long at A and worked:

ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:

ES: