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Asia Open Briefing — Wed, Sep 23

      Published September 23, 2026 · Asia session open · ES & NQ futures, translated to SPY/QQQ
    

Leaning bearish 42/100

Tone

Both ES and NQ enter the Asia session heavily pressured near the lows of the broader session drop, displaying consistent lower highs and lower lows on the 15-minute timeframe. Price is compressing right against local support shelves without any immediate signs of dip buying or momentum reversal. The immediate bias leans downward as long as bounces continue to be sold below the prior consolidation bases.

Key levels — futures & ETF equivalents

      ES support
      7760 (SPY ~$776)
    

      ES resistance
      7780 (SPY ~$778)
    

      NQ support
      30640 (QQQ ~$747)
    

      NQ resistance
      30800 (QQQ ~$751)
    

Positioning views

SPY premarket levels QQQ premarket levels ES overnight levels NQ overnight levels

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On the calendar

Regional data overnight is headlined by Australian employment figures and the JPY Flash Manufacturing PMI, followed by the Swiss National Bank policy decision heading into the European session. Broader headline flow around geopolitical friction between the US and Iran continues to provide a cautious background tape.

News backdrop: Neutral · 37 macro headlines, last 24h (Alpha Vantage)

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