NQ Session Recap — Friday, June 19, 2026

NQ gapped down 46.50 points at the open on Friday, June 19, 2026 and settled at 30,647.00, −45.75 points (−0.15%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 73.25-point range between 30,631.75 and 30,705.00, closing in the lower part of the range.

Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 30,388.00 to 30,770.75. The day session held inside the overnight range, which is worth logging if you track overnight-range behavior as part of your prep.

Price built a 64.00-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 30,631.75–30,695.75) and broke above it, extending about 14% of the IB range above the IB high at the furthest point.

This was a shortened session (42 five-minute bars), so range and volume comparisons against full sessions should be discounted. Session volume totaled roughly 99,696 contracts across the trading day, with about 29,200 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 free report engine computes exactly those statistics over the last 120 sessions — no signup required.