NQ Session Recap — Thursday, May 21, 2026
NQ (E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures) settled at 29,446.25, +50.00 points (+0.17%) versus the prior regular-session close on Thursday, May 21, 2026. RTH range 427.00 points, IB 213.00 points, close in the upper part of the range.
29,446.25
−179.00 pts
427.00 pts
213.00 pts
75%
450,761
NQ gapped down 179.00 points at the open on Thursday, May 21, 2026 and settled at 29,446.25, +50.00 points (+0.17%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 427.00-point range between 29,127.00 and 29,554.00, closing in the upper part of the range.
Price built a 213.00-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 29,127.00–29,340.00) and broke above it, extending about 100% of the IB range above the IB high at the furthest point.
Regular-session volume totaled roughly 450,761 contracts.
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