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US Open Briefing — Fri, Sep 25

      Published September 25, 2026 · US session open · ES & NQ futures, translated to SPY/QQQ
    

Leaning bullish 58/100

Tone

Both ES and NQ pushed to session highs above 7800 and 31000 before meeting decisive selling pressure heading into the New York open. Price has retraced sharply into previous consolidation shelves, putting near-term control back with sellers. The market enters the cash session testing critical intraday inflection points after rejecting overnight peaks.

Key levels — futures & ETF equivalents

      ES overnight high resistance
      7800.00 (SPY ~$780.00)
    

      ES pre-market pivot support
      7782.50 (SPY ~$778.25)
    

      NQ overnight high resistance
      31000.00 (QQQ ~$756.10)
    

      NQ pre-market shelf support
      30880.00 (QQQ ~$753.17)
    

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

Durable Goods Orders released at 8:30 AM ET set the early tone ahead of the opening bell. Light Fed speaker presence remains on the radar, but regular cash equity flow will primarily dictate whether the morning pullback finds buyers.

News backdrop: Neutral · 31 macro headlines, last 24h (Alpha Vantage)

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