NQ Session Recap — Wednesday, May 20, 2026

NQ gapped up 149.00 points at the open on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 and settled at 29,396.25, +471.75 points (+1.63%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 388.25-point range between 29,008.50 and 29,396.75, closing near the session high.

Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 28,797.25 to 29,169.25. 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 225.25-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 29,008.50–29,233.75) and broke above it, extending about 72% of the IB range above the IB high at the furthest point.

Session volume totaled roughly 594,556 contracts across the trading day, with about 425,284 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.