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Posted September 22, 2025 at 10:15 am
E-mini S&P (December) / E-mini NQ (December)
S&P, last week’s close: Settled at 6722.50, up 29.00 on Friday and 77.50 on the week
NQ, last week’s close: Settled at 24,866.25, up 160.75 on Friday and 515.25 on the week
E-mini S&P and E-mini NQ futures surged into settlement on Friday upon the witching expiration, where more than $5 trillion worth of futures, ETF, and index options expired between the opening and closing bells. We will be hearing a deluge of Fed speak as the week gets underway, on the heels of last week’s 25bps Fed rate cut. NY Fed President Williams speaks today at 8:45 am CT and Richmond Fed President Barkin at 11:00 am, among others, ahead of Fed Chair Powell tomorrow at 11:35 am CT.
Price action has pulled back a touch from Friday‘s high settlement, leaving major three-star resistance in the E-mini S&P at 6717-6722.75 and in the E-mini NQ at 24,866-24,888. Price action checked first minor support overnight, and below there is key support that was pinged on Friday before the rally at 6686.50-6688 and 24,698. The range is set, and trading above or below our Pivot and point of balance will give an edge to the bulls or bears, coming in at 6700 in the E-mini S&P and 24,820-24,828 in the E-mini NQ.
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