NQ Session Recap — Friday, April 17, 2026
NQ (E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures) settled at 26,827.25, +342.50 points (+1.29%) versus the prior regular-session close on Friday, April 17, 2026. RTH range 255.25 points, IB 146.50 points, close in the upper part of the range.
26,827.25
+207.75 pts
255.25 pts
146.50 pts
77%
582,463
NQ gapped up 207.75 points at the open on Friday, April 17, 2026 and settled at 26,827.25, +342.50 points (+1.29%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 255.25-point range between 26,629.50 and 26,884.75, closing in the upper part of the range.
Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 26,440.00 to 26,817.75. 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 146.50-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 26,629.50–26,776.00) and broke above it, extending about 74% of the IB range above the IB high at the furthest point.
Session volume totaled roughly 582,463 contracts across the trading day, with about 437,836 traded during regular hours.
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