ES Session Recap — Friday, July 17, 2026
ES (E-mini S&P 500 futures) settled at 7,496.75, −80.25 points (−1.06%) versus the prior regular-session close on Friday, July 17, 2026. RTH range 66.00 points, IB 66.00 points, close in the lower part of the range.
7,496.75
−91.75 pts
66.00 pts
66.00 pts
36%
1,187,261
ES gapped down 91.75 points at the open on Friday, July 17, 2026 and settled at 7,496.75, −80.25 points (−1.06%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 66.00-point range between 7,473.00 and 7,539.00, closing in the lower part of the range.
Price built a 66.00-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 7,473.00–7,539.00) and stayed inside it for the rest of the session — a rarer inside-IB day.
Regular-session volume totaled roughly 1,187,261 contracts.
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