PRE-MARKET BRIEF

Pre-Market Brief — 18 May 2026

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Overnight tape read into the 18 May 2026 session. Index futures opening with a mixed tone — this is what the chart said overnight, not what anyone on TV thinks should happen today.

Overnight Tape

MarketLast% vs prior session
S&P 500 (ES)7388.25-0.29%
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)29074.75-0.21%
Gold (GC)4539.50-0.18%
Crude Oil (CL)103.01+1.25%
Euro FX (6E)1.16-0.02%
10Y T-Note (ZN)108.98-0.07%

Today's Diary

  • Tue 19 May (GB, time TBC) — Unemployment Rate
    Labour read — feeds directly into rate-cut expectations.

Process Note

Pre-market is a level read, not a forecast. Mark the overnight high and low, decide where you'll get long, short, or stand aside before the cash open, and let the news prints come to your levels — not the other way around.