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US Open Briefing — Mon, Oct 26

      Published October 26, 2026 · US session open · ES & NQ futures, translated to SPY/QQQ
    

Leaning bullish 58/100

Tone

Both ES and NQ maintain a leaning bullish posture heading into the open, having established higher swing highs in pre-market trade before entering an orderly consolidation. ES is pausing just beneath its overnight high near 7695, while NQ holds the upper quadrant above 29,240. The prevailing structure remains constructive as long as these elevated consolidation shelves hold.

Key levels — futures & ETF equivalents

      Overnight high resistance
      7695.00 (SPY ~$769.50)
    

      Pre-market consolidation support
      7670.00 (SPY ~$767.00)
    

      Overnight high resistance
      29350.00 (QQQ ~$715.85)
    

      Pre-market shelf support
      29240.00 (QQQ ~$713.17)
    

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On the calendar

The macro economic calendar is clear of high-impact domestic releases this morning, leaving market direction primarily driven by pre-market technical positioning and broader headline flow.

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