NQ: At the Bell 07/22/2025

Market briefing for the Tuesday RTH open:

📊 Nasdaq Futures Report

📆 Tuesday Open: July 22, 2025 @ 09:30 ET
🕓 Analysis Window: Overnight Globex (18:00 → 09:00 ET) + higher timeframe structure
💡 Focus: Order intensity, intraday structure, and directional bias

🔍 Narrative Summary

Overnight, NQ probed lower early in the Globex session, testing below 23300 before forming a base and rotating higher into the 23330–23340 zone. Order intensity notably surged during the 07:45–08:15 window, suggesting initiative activity ahead of the RTH open.
Buyers absorbed dips toward the 23300 level and reclaimed balance near 23340. The profile shows balance forming between 23300–23340, setting up a responsive range framework.

📌 Note: Red Folder Economic Events:

🔮 Tuesday Game Plan

📈 Base Case – Responsive Range

Open Inside 23300–23340 zone
→ Expect fades from 23360 into 23320–23330 zone
→ Price likely oscillates around 23330 (short-term balance)

📉 Breakdown Risk

Loss of 23295–23300
→ Clears Demand/support
→ Exposes 23260 → 23220 → 23175 → 23025
⚠️ 23250 (4H) = Trend demand zone or structural inflection
→ Watch for volume confirmation — avoid chasing into low-liquidity zones

🚀 Breakout Scenario

Sustained acceptance above 23360–23380
→ Clears Supply/resistance
→ Opens path toward 23400 → 23420 → 23460 → 23500
⚠️ 23400 (1H/4H) = Trend supply zone or structural inflection
→ Watch for volume confirmation — avoid chasing into low-liquidity zones

🧊 Key Heatmap Observations

🔹 23330 → 4310 @ 07/22 08:00 – Initiative lift from prior balance before RTH
🔹 23310 → 3972 @ 07/22 04:00 – Strong bid defending early lows
🔹 23340 → 3916 @ 07/22 03:00 – Responsive sellers met early rally attempt
🔹 23300 → 4733 @ 07/22 00:15 – Accumulation activity at session lows

🔧 Price Clusters by Timeframe

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