NQ Session Recap — Wednesday, July 1, 2026
NQ (E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures) settled at 30,080.75, −433.00 points (−1.42%) versus the prior regular-session close on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. RTH range 302.50 points, IB 239.50 points, close near the session low.
30,080.75
−278.00 pts
302.50 pts
239.50 pts
9%
489,872
NQ gapped down 278.00 points at the open on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 and settled at 30,080.75, −433.00 points (−1.42%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 302.50-point range between 30,054.00 and 30,356.50, closing near the session low.
Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 30,213.00 to 30,553.75. The day session took out the overnight low, which is worth logging if you track overnight-range behavior as part of your prep.
Price built a 239.50-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 30,087.75–30,327.25) and traded through both sides of it — a double-break session that punished one-directional assumptions.
Session volume totaled roughly 489,872 contracts across the trading day, with about 344,204 traded during regular hours.
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