NQ Session Recap — Thursday, April 16, 2026
NQ (E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures) settled at 26,484.75, +120.50 points (+0.46%) versus the prior regular-session close on Thursday, April 16, 2026. RTH range 288.50 points, IB 177.75 points, close in the upper part of the range.
26,484.75
+74.75 pts
288.50 pts
177.75 pts
73%
460,230
NQ gapped up 74.75 points at the open on Thursday, April 16, 2026 and settled at 26,484.75, +120.50 points (+0.46%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 288.50-point range between 26,275.50 and 26,564.00, closing in the upper part of the range.
Price built a 177.75-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 26,275.50–26,453.25) and broke above it, extending about 62% of the IB range above the IB high at the furthest point.
Regular-session volume totaled roughly 460,230 contracts.
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