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NQ Session Recap — Wednesday, August 19, 2026

NQ (E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures) settled at 29,521.50, −64.50 points (−0.22%) versus the prior regular-session close on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. RTH range 367.00 points, IB 367.00 points, close in the lower part of the range.

RTH close

29,521.50

−64.50 pts (−0.22%) vs prior close

Open vs prior close

+110.00 pts

Opened at 29,696.00

RTH range

367.00 pts

29,375.75 – 29,742.75

Initial balance

367.00 pts

29,375.75 – 29,742.75 · broke neither side

Close location

40%

0% = session low, 100% = session high

Session volume

546,511

374,880 during RTH

NQ gapped up 110.00 points at the open on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 and settled at 29,521.50, −64.50 points (−0.22%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 367.00-point range between 29,375.75 and 29,742.75, closing in the lower part of the range.

Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 29,430.50 to 29,757.25. 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 367.00-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 29,375.75–29,742.75) and stayed inside it for the rest of the session — a rarer inside-IB day.

Session volume totaled roughly 546,511 contracts across the trading day, with about 374,880 traded during regular hours.

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