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NQ 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, July 30, 2026

NQ opened at 27,914.50, started inside the 27,670.05 to 28,193.62 zone then lost it, and finally closed at 27,336.75. NQ finished down 2.07% intraday and down 2.09% overall.

The full plan for this session

What 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
Pattern day trader rule
Does not apply to futures

NQ and QQQ both track the Nasdaq 100, so QQQ is the ETF on the same index. Trading both is the same exposure twice rather than diversification. See which one to day trade.

Recent NQ sessions

How price behaved around the levels published for each session.

July 29, 2026

NQ opened at 27,950.25, chopped inside the 27,670.05 to 28,500.58 zone, with a final close of 27,919.50. NQ finished down 0.11% intraday and down 0.97% overall.

July 27, 2026

NQ opened at 28,540, chopped inside the 27,675.64 to 28,768.17 zone, with a final close of 28,283.25. NQ finished down 0.90% intraday and down 1.16% overall.

July 21, 2026

NQ opened at 29,045, started inside the 28,850.75 to 29,474.50 zone then lost it, and finally closed at 28,785.75. NQ finished down 0.89% intraday and up 0.07% overall.

July 20, 2026

NQ opened at 28,607, never reached the 29,147.08 to 29,254.83 zone, with a final close of 28,764.25. NQ finished up 0.55% intraday and down 1.55% overall.

July 15, 2026

NQ opened at 29,805.00, held above the 29,395.38 to 29,487.90 zone, and closed at 29,952.75. Finishing up +0.50% on the session.

July 14, 2026

NQ opened at 29,952.00, tagged the 30,006.58 to 30,061.61 zone and high 30,041.00, but was rejected, and closed at 29,475.75. Finishing down -1.59% on the session.

Common questions

When are NQ levels published?
After the US close, for the next US session, so they are on your chart before the open rather than during it.
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 the paid tier.
How are the NQ levels calculated?
From price structure on the regular session rather than an overnight cycle, so the levels describe the hours most traders actually trade. Prices where the market repeatedly turned are grouped into levels.

Get NQ levels before the open

The next session’s levels, published the evening before.

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Educational information only, not financial advice. Objective market structure and levels only. You make and own your trades.