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Asia Open Briefing — Sun, Oct 18

      Published October 18, 2026 · Asia session open · ES & NQ futures, translated to SPY/QQQ
    

Balanced 50/100

Tone

Both contracts bounced firmly off Friday's lows into the Sunday open, retracing roughly half of the prior liquidation leg. Momentum has flattened out near local pivot resistance around 7,740 on ES and 29,640 on NQ, setting up a balanced consolidation to start the overnight session.

Key levels — futures & ETF equivalents

      ES pivot resistance
      7740.00 (SPY ~$774.00)
    

      ES session low
      7677.00 (SPY ~$767.70)
    

      NQ pivot resistance
      29640.00 (QQQ ~$722.90)
    

      NQ session low
      29210.00 (QQQ ~$712.40)
    

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On the calendar

Asian hours feature a batch of Chinese macro data releases including GDP, Industrial Production, and Retail Sales at 22:00 EDT. These data points may dictate regional risk appetite ahead of the European open.

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