ES Session Recap — Thursday, May 21, 2026
ES (E-mini S&P 500 futures) settled at 7,465.25, +13.75 points (+0.18%) versus the prior regular-session close on Thursday, May 21, 2026. RTH range 78.25 points, IB 33.25 points, close in the upper part of the range.
7,465.25
−27.75 pts
78.25 pts
33.25 pts
73%
1,368,161
ES gapped down 27.75 points at the open on Thursday, May 21, 2026 and settled at 7,465.25, +13.75 points (+0.18%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 78.25-point range between 7,408.50 and 7,486.75, closing in the upper part of the range.
Price built a 33.25-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 7,410.50–7,443.75) and traded through both sides of it — a double-break session that punished one-directional assumptions.
Regular-session volume totaled roughly 1,368,161 contracts.
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