ES Session Recap — Friday, May 22, 2026

ES gapped up 31.50 points at the open on Friday, May 22, 2026 and settled at 7,490.75, +25.50 points (+0.34%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 45.25-point range between 7,478.75 and 7,524.00, closing in the lower part of the range.

Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 7,466.75 to 7,507.75. The day session took out the overnight high, which is worth logging if you track overnight-range behavior as part of your prep.

Price built a 37.50-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 7,478.75–7,516.25) and broke above it, extending about 21% of the IB range above the IB high at the furthest point.

Session volume totaled roughly 1,170,039 contracts across the trading day, with about 884,430 traded during regular hours.

One session is a data point, not a pattern. The way to use a day like this is to compare it against the distribution: how often ES breaks its initial balance in this direction, what range expansion typically follows, and how similar sessions resolved. Profitabul's paid report engine computes exactly those statistics over historical sessions.