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London Open Briefing — Tue, Sep 22

      Published September 22, 2026 · London session open · ES & NQ futures, translated to SPY/QQQ
    

Leaning bullish 58/100

Tone

Equities enter the European session consolidating recent multi-day gains, with ES holding in a tight overnight shelf while NQ shows a more pronounced pullback from its overnight peak. Price action reflects a sideways consolidation bias as the market digests the sharp prior impulse across low overnight volume.

Key levels — futures & ETF equivalents

      ES overnight resistance
      7847.00 (SPY ~$784.70)
    

      ES overnight shelf support
      7832.00 (SPY ~$783.20)
    

      NQ session resistance
      30920.00 (QQQ ~$754.15)
    

      NQ prior swing support
      30760.00 (QQQ ~$750.24)
    

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

Early European attention centers on speeches from Bundesbank President Nagel and ECB President Lagarde, before US ADP employment and Richmond manufacturing data arrive later in the morning.

News backdrop: Neutral · 49 macro headlines, last 24h (Alpha Vantage)

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