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, October 14, 2026
NQ opened at 30619.75, under the 30878.25 pivot and every level in the plan, and never traded back up to them, with a high of 30815 and a low of 30591.25, then ended up closing at 30779.50. NQ finished up 0.52% intraday and down 0.32% 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
How to use the NQ levels
Each plan lists a pivot, the level nearest the last price, with resistance levels above and support levels below. Draw the levels on your chart before the US open. The pivot is the first price to watch: holding above the pivot keeps the resistance levels in play, and losing the pivot points at the support levels.
The levels come from the regular session, 9:30am to 4:00pm ET, so they describe the hours when most NQ volume trades. The recap above shows how price behaved around the last session’s levels, told from that session’s pivot.
The glossary defines every term in a plan, and the sample plan walks through one real session from the levels to the close. Every NQ plan is on the NQ plans page. See also SPY vs ES vs NQ for day trading.
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 31045, under the 31122.25 pivot and every level in the plan, and never traded back up to them, with a high of 31049 and a low of 30842.50, then ended up closing at 30884. NQ finished down 0.52% intraday and down 0.77% overall.
NQ opened at 31234, stayed under the 31373.75 pivot and dropped to a low of 30792, then ended up closing at 31021.50. NQ finished down 0.68% intraday and down 1.22% overall.
NQ opened at 31513.50, over the 31321 pivot and every level in the plan, and never traded back down to them, with a high of 31616.50 and a low of 31457.50, then ended up closing at 31501.75. NQ finished down 0.04% intraday and up 0.52% overall.
NQ opened at 31055.25, dipped below the 31050 pivot to a low of 31044, then reclaimed it and ran through every resistance level up to 31070.75, and kept going to a high of 31371, then ended up closing at 31342.50. NQ finished up 0.92% intraday and up 0.95% overall.
NQ opened at 31148, held above the 30769.50 to 30806.75 zone, with a final close of 31049.75. NQ finished down 0.32% intraday and up 0.91% overall.
NQ opened at 30699.25, dipped into the 30640 to 30683.50 zone and low of 30636.75, then reclaimed, and finally closed at 30728.50. NQ finished up 0.10% intraday and up 0.25% overall.
NQ opened at 30717.75, never reached the 30891 to 30930.25 zone, with a final close of 30539.50. NQ finished down 0.58% intraday and down 1.24% overall.
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.
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.
Common questions
- What are the NQ trading hours?
- The regular session runs 9:30am to 4:00pm ET. ES and NQ futures also trade close to 23 hours a day, and the levels here come from the regular session, when most of the volume trades.
- When are NQ levels published?
- Pro gets the levels after the US close, usually by about 5:00pm ET, for the next session. Everyone gets the levels 5 minutes before the open.
- Are these NQ levels free?
- Yes, from 5 minutes before the open, together with a breakdown of how price traded around the last session's levels. Pro gets the levels about 1 hour after the close, with touches and volume at every level.
- 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.