Little Bird TradingES Support and Resistance Levels
Daily day-trade levels for E-mini S&P 500 futures, published the evening before each US session. The prior session’s levels are free, along with what price actually did around them.
Most recent ES session, September 25, 2026
ES opened at 7,734.25, chopped inside the 7,706.75 to 7,781 zone, with a final close of 7,752.50. ES finished up 0.24% intraday and down 0.26% overall.
The full plan for this sessionWhat ES is
ES is the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract. It trades in a futures account, in whole contracts, for close to 23 hours a day.
ES specifications
- Value per index point
- $50
- Minimum tick
- 0.25 points, so $12.50 per tick
- Micro version
- MES at $5 per point, $1.25 per tick
- Regular session
- 9:30am to 4:00pm ET
- Intraday margin
- Futures margin set by the exchange and your broker
ES and SPY both track the S&P 500, so SPY is the ETF on the same index. Trading both is the same exposure twice. See which one to day trade.
Recent ES sessions
How price behaved around the levels published for each session.
ES opened at 7,837, chopped inside the 7,715 to 7,840 zone, with a final close of 7,829.75. ES finished down 0.09% intraday and up 0.01% overall.
ES opened at 7,710, started inside the 7,684 to 7,715.50 zone then pushed above it, and finally closed at 7,725.50. ES finished up 0.20% intraday and up 0.30% overall.
ES opened at 7,713.50, held above the 7,618.75 to 7,656.75 zone, with a final close of 7,702.25. ES finished down 0.15% intraday and up 1.05% overall.
ES opened at 7,599, never reached the 7,638 to 7,660.50 zone, with a final close of 7,604.75. ES finished up 0.08% intraday and down 0.57% overall.
ES opened at 7,660.50, started inside the 7,652.50 to 7,689.50 zone then lost it, and finally closed at 7,647.25. ES finished down 0.17% intraday and down 0.41% overall.
ES opened at 7,646.75, never reached the 7,685.50 to 7,716 zone, with a final close of 7,645.50. ES finished down 0.02% intraday and down 0.73% overall.
ES opened at 7,746.25, dipped into the 7,707.25 to 7,740.75 zone and low of 7,711.75, then reclaimed, and finally closed at 7,721.25. ES finished down 0.32% intraday and down 0.15% overall.
ES opened at 7,695, dipped into the 7,657.58 to 7,685.83 zone and low of 7,662.75, then reclaimed, and finally closed at 7,693.75. ES finished down 0.02% intraday and up 0.25% overall.
ES opened at 7,681.75, started inside the 7,676.75 to 7,705.58 zone then lost it, and finally closed at 7,670. ES finished down 0.15% intraday and down 0.23% overall.
ES opened at 7,695.75, chopped inside the 7,631 to 7,729.60 zone, with a final close of 7,689. ES finished down 0.09% intraday and up 0.27% overall.
ES opened at 7,698, started inside the 7,688.21 to 7,769.70 zone then lost it, and finally closed at 7,668. ES finished down 0.39% intraday and down 0.81% overall.
ES opened at 7,827.50, held above the 7,777.89 to 7,790.66 zone, with a final close of 7,805.25. ES finished down 0.28% intraday and down 0.23% overall.
ES opened at 7,791.75, lost the 7,760.97 to 7,786.25 zone, and finally closed at 7,750. ES finished down 0.54% intraday and down 0.36% overall.
ES opened at 7,773, chopped inside the 7,760.79 to 7,786.17 zone, with a final close of 7,778. ES finished up 0.06% intraday and down 0.01% overall.
Common questions
- When are ES levels published?
- After the US close, for the next session, so the levels are on your chart before the open.
- Are these ES levels free?
- The prior session's levels are free, together with a breakdown of how price behaved around them. The upcoming session's levels are Pro.
- How are the ES levels calculated?
- From price structure on the regular session, so the levels describe the hours most traders actually trade. Prices where the market repeatedly turned are grouped into levels.
Educational information only, not financial advice. Objective market structure and levels only. You make and own your trades.