NQ Session Recap — Friday, August 14, 2026

NQ gapped up 47.00 points at the open on Friday, August 14, 2026 and settled at 30,144.25, −50.50 points (−0.17%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 252.00-point range between 30,028.50 and 30,280.50, closing around the middle of the range.

Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 30,124.25 to 30,283.00. 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 146.25-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 30,134.25–30,280.50) and broke below it, extending about 72% of the IB range below the IB low at the furthest point.

Session volume totaled roughly 397,876 contracts across the trading day, with about 310,991 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.