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US Open Briefing — Thu, Aug 20

      Published August 20, 2026 · US session open · ES & NQ futures, translated to SPY/QQQ
    

Balanced 50/100

Tone

Futures are compressing sideways into the open following yesterday's morning push and subsequent drift. ES holds above its prior session support near 7708 while hovering around 7728.50, reflecting balanced intraday conditions without immediate directional drive.

Key levels — futures & ETF equivalents

      ES support
      7708.00 (SPY ~$770.80)
    

      ES resistance
      7765.00 (SPY ~$776.50)
    

      NQ support
      29400.00 (QQQ ~$717.07)
    

      NQ resistance
      29750.00 (QQQ ~$725.61)
    

Positioning views

SPY premarket levels QQQ premarket levels ES overnight levels NQ overnight levels

Market Structure Academy

Market Profile POC VAH VAL Overnight inventory Failed auction Overnight high/low Previous close

On the calendar

The session lacks major US economic data releases, leaving the tape driven primarily by technical structure and overnight positioning.

News backdrop: Somewhat-Bullish · 23 macro headlines, last 24h (Alpha Vantage)

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