NQ Session Recap — Monday, June 29, 2026

NQ gapped up 332.75 points at the open on Monday, June 29, 2026 and settled at 30,046.25, +734.00 points (+2.50%) versus the prior regular-session close. The regular session traded a 795.75-point range between 29,273.75 and 30,069.50, closing near the session high.

Overnight trade ahead of the open ranged from 29,280.25 to 29,759.75. 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 566.25-point initial balance (09:30–10:30 ET, 29,273.75–29,840.00) and broke above it, extending about 41% of the IB range above the IB high at the furthest point.

Session volume totaled roughly 515,305 contracts across the trading day, with about 372,015 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 NQ 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.