NQ Session Recap — Wednesday, August 12, 2026

NQ gapped up 355.75 points at the open on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 and settled at 29,853.00, +217.50 points (+0.73%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 183.25-point range between 29,818.50 and 30,001.75, closing near the session low.

Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 29,624.50 to 29,992.75. The day session took out the overnight high, which is worth logging if you track overnight-range behavior as part of your prep.

Price built a 154.00-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 29,847.75–30,001.75) and broke below it, extending about 19% of the IB range below the IB low at the furthest point.

Session volume totaled roughly 400,109 contracts across the trading day, with about 297,872 traded during regular hours.

One session is a data point, not a pattern. The way to use a day like this is to compare it against the distribution: how often NQ breaks its initial balance in this direction, what range expansion typically follows, and how similar sessions resolved. Profitabul's paid report engine computes exactly those statistics over historical sessions.