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Asia Open Briefing — Mon, Oct 12

      Published October 12, 2026 · Asia session open · ES & NQ futures, translated to SPY/QQQ
    

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Tone

Sellers hold firm control into the Asia open as both ES and NQ trade at the absolute lows of the session following a persistent intraday decline. Downside momentum accelerated into the 7,840.50 level on ES and 30,713.25 on NQ, leaving clean lower highs across both timeframes. Until price establishes an initial base and halts the step-down sequence, the tape remains decisively heavy.

Key levels — futures & ETF equivalents

      ES breakdown level
      7850.00 (SPY ~$785.00)
    

      ES session low
      7840.50 (SPY ~$784.05)
    

      NQ prior base
      30800.00 (QQQ ~$751.22)
    

      NQ session low
      30713.25 (QQQ ~$749.10)
    

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On the calendar

The overnight calendar features low-impact releases including Australian monetary policy meeting minutes and Chinese money supply data, alongside an early European session speech from Fed Governor Waller at 03:45 ET.

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