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Asia Open Briefing — Wed, Oct 21

      Published October 21, 2026 · Asia session open · ES & NQ futures, translated to SPY/QQQ
    

Leaning bullish 58/100

Tone

Index futures head into the Asia session holding an upward-leaning recovery off the October 19-20 lows, though upside momentum has begun to stall just beneath multi-day highs. ES has settled near 7,799 after failing to sustain pushes above 7,810, while NQ chops around 29,963 just below key 30,050 resistance. The near-term posture remains constructively tilted toward buyers as long as recent consolidation shelves hold.

Key levels — futures & ETF equivalents

      ES resistance
      7810.00 (SPY ~$781.00)
    

      ES support
      7750.00 (SPY ~$775.00)
    

      NQ resistance
      30050.00 (QQQ ~$732.90)
    

      NQ support
      29700.00 (QQQ ~$724.40)
    

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On the calendar

The overnight calendar features low-impact European and Chinese sentiment and investment updates, leaving the session primarily reliant on technical positioning ahead of the US session Unemployment Claims release.

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