PRE-MARKET BRIEF

Pre-Market Brief — 21 May 2026

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Overnight tape read into the 21 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)7454.75+0.04%
Nasdaq 100 (NQ)29424.25+0.11%
Gold (GC)4539.30+0.18%
Crude Oil (CL)98.92+0.67%
Euro FX (6E)1.16-0.09%
10Y T-Note (ZN)109.28-0.11%

Today's Diary

  • Fri 22 May (GB, time TBC) — Retail Sales MoM
    Consumer demand — moves cyclicals and the dollar.

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.