NQ Session Recap — Friday, July 17, 2026
NQ (E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures) settled at 28,764.75, −452.00 points (−1.55%) versus the prior regular-session close on Friday, July 17, 2026. RTH range 642.00 points, IB 479.25 points, close around the middle of the range.
28,764.75
−609.00 pts
642.00 pts
479.25 pts
56%
419,629
NQ gapped down 609.00 points at the open on Friday, July 17, 2026 and settled at 28,764.75, −452.00 points (−1.55%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 642.00-point range between 28,408.25 and 29,050.25, closing around the middle of the range.
Price built a 479.25-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 28,408.25–28,887.50) and broke above it, extending about 34% of the IB range above the IB high at the furthest point.
Regular-session volume totaled roughly 419,629 contracts.
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