NQ Pre-Market Levels Today: Where to Find Them Before the Open
Every profitable NQ open starts with the same question: which prices matter today? The pre-market session has already voted — the overnight range, the prior day’s extremes and the volume shelves are sitting on the chart before the cash open at 8:30 AM CT. This page explains which levels to pull, and where to get them ready-made every morning.
The levels that decide the open
| Level | Why it matters at the open |
|---|---|
| Overnight high / low | The Globex session’s auction extremes — first magnet and first fade candidates after 8:30 CT. |
| Prior-day high / low / settle | Defines whether today opens inside or outside yesterday’s value — the difference between rotation and trend. |
| Volume-profile POC & value area | Where the most business was done — acceptance or rejection here sets the day type. See volume profile guide. |
| Round numbers & open gaps | Algorithmic reference points; unfilled gaps act as targets. |
Where to find them today
You can build all of this yourself from a Globex chart — or read it ready-made. The NQ815 daily pulse publishes the full pre-market read free, every trading day at 8:15 AM CT: overnight range, the levels above and below, volume-profile zones, the day’s catalysts and a playbook for the open. Fifteen minutes before the bell, everything is on one page.
Using the levels after the bell
Levels are not predictions — they are decision points. Opening above the overnight high says the auction is trying higher; the first pullback into that level is the test that matters. Opening inside yesterday’s range says rotation first, breakout second. The key levels guide covers how each type behaves once the cash session is live.
Make the check part of a fixed sequence — our pre-market routine walks through the full 15-minute checklist from levels to execution plan.
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