Little Bird TradingNQ Support and Resistance Levels
Daily day-trade levels for E-mini Nasdaq 100 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 NQ session, September 28, 2026
NQ opened at 30,819.50, dipped into the 30,664.25 to 30,712.25 zone and low of 30,684, then reclaimed, and finally closed at 30,912.25. NQ finished up 0.30% intraday and up 0.58% overall.
The full plan for this sessionWhat NQ is
NQ is the E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures contract. It is the most volatile of the four US index products covered here, and moves considerably more per session than ES.
NQ specifications
- Value per index point
- $20
- Minimum tick
- 0.25 points, so $5.00 per tick
- Micro version
- MNQ at $2 per point, $0.50 per tick
- Regular session
- 9:30am to 4:00pm ET
- Intraday margin
- Futures margin set by the exchange and your broker
NQ and QQQ both track the Nasdaq 100, so QQQ is the ETF on the same index. Trading both is the same exposure twice. See which one to day trade.
Recent NQ sessions
How price behaved around the levels published for each session.
NQ opened at 31,006.25, started inside the 30,777.75 to 31,020.25 zone then lost it, and finally closed at 30,769.25. NQ finished down 0.76% intraday and down 0.75% overall.
NQ opened at 30,764.50, started inside the 29,831.75 to 30,786.50 zone then pushed above it, and finally closed at 31,008.25. NQ finished up 0.79% intraday and up 0.74% overall.
NQ opened at 30,221.75, held above the 29,944 to 29,970.25 zone, with a final close of 30,763.25. NQ finished up 1.79% intraday and up 2.68% overall.
NQ opened at 29,717.75, held above the 29,231.25 to 29,268 zone, with a final close of 29,719.75. NQ finished up 0.01% intraday and up 1.55% overall.
NQ opened at 29,454.75, tagged the 29,508.25 to 29,539 zone and high of 29,594, and finally closed at 29,457.25. NQ finished up 0.01% intraday and down 0.23% overall.
NQ opened at 29,628, started inside the 29,611.06 to 29,646.71 zone then lost it, and finally closed at 29,495. NQ finished down 0.45% intraday and down 0.47% overall.
NQ opened at 29,296.25, held above the 29,050.67 to 29,122.62 zone, with a final close of 29,299.50. NQ finished up 0.01% intraday and up 0.58% overall.
NQ opened at 29,235.50, never reached the 29,363.12 to 29,395.81 zone, with a final close of 29,100.50. NQ finished down 0.46% intraday and down 0.92% overall.
NQ opened at 29,469.25, dipped into the 29,254.15 to 29,300.08 zone and low of 29,220.25, then reclaimed, and finally closed at 29,380.75. NQ finished down 0.30% intraday and up 0.22% overall.
NQ opened at 29,350, never reached the 29,518.17 to 29,560 zone, with a final close of 29,317. NQ finished down 0.11% intraday and down 0.82% overall.
NQ opened at 30,241.75, chopped inside the 29,916.83 to 30,242.19 zone, with a final close of 30,144.25. NQ finished down 0.32% intraday and down 0.16% overall.
NQ opened at 29,911, dipped into the 29,844.08 to 29,880.71 zone and low of 29,863.50, then reclaimed, and finally closed at 30,194. NQ finished up 0.95% intraday and up 1.14% overall.
NQ opened at 29,839.25, lost the 29,734.75 to 29,764.17 zone, and finally closed at 29,635.25. NQ finished down 0.68% intraday and down 0.37% overall.
NQ opened at 29,805.50, started inside the 29,794.42 to 29,848.08 zone then lost it, and finally closed at 29,744.25. NQ finished down 0.21% intraday and down 0.30% overall.
Common questions
- When are NQ levels published?
- After the US close, for the next session, so the levels are on your chart before the open.
- Are these NQ 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 NQ 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.