Closing Bell Research Wrap: Defensive Supply Pressure Across 27 Assets & Next-Session Order Blocks for NQ
Post-close analysis confirms defensive supply-driven positioning into the after-hours tape. Key levels held/broken. Following up on our morning pre-market levels, today's tape resolved with 7 assets defending bullish structure and 19 remaining under seller control. NQ settled at 27,898.00 (-1.71%), with VIX (+3.21%) leading relative strength and AMD (-8.75%) absorbing the heaviest session distribution.
What Carried Through & What Changes for Tomorrow: Today's price action respected the outer Order Block boundaries on the majority of tracked setups, with DJI, YM, NG holding above structural demand while NQ, ES, RTY faced rejection near overhead supply. Going into the next session, watch the updated 50% Equilibrium pivots and Fair Value Gap (FVG) imbalances below — those levels define whether today's close transitions into trend continuation or a liquidity sweep reversal.
| Asset / Benchmark | Last Price (24h) | SMC Order Flow | Dealing Range | 50% Equilibrium | Invalidation (SL) | Objective (TP) | R:R Asymmetry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ) | 27,898.00 -1.71% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (75%) | 24,038.25 | 28,854.39 | 26,463.41 | 1:1.5 |
| S&P 500 (ES) | 7,559.75 -0.73% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (88%) | 6,364.75 | 7,711.96 | 7,331.43 | 1:1.5 |
| Dow Jones (DJI) | 52,347.55 +0.10% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Premium (86%) | 45,678.05 | 51,594.61 | 53,702.84 | 1:1.8 |
| Dow Futures (YM) | 52,310.00 -0.15% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Premium (85%) | 45,796.00 | 51,345.14 | 53,757.29 | 1:1.5 |
| Russell 2000 (RTY) | 2,789.90 -0.62% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (78%) | 2,394.50 | 2,855.54 | 2,691.44 | 1:1.5 |
| VIX | 19.30 +3.21% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Discount (13%) | 36.42 | 23.04 | 13.69 | 1:1.5 |
| Gold (GC) | 3,878.20 -0.18% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Discount (42%) | 4,091.45 | 3,976.46 | 3,701.32 | 1:1.8 |
| Silver (SI) | 48.66 -2.63% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Discount (21%) | 74.81 | 50.28 | 45.74 | 1:1.8 |
| Crude Oil (CL) | 89.01 +0.30% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (52%) | 87.23 | 93.58 | 80.79 | 1:1.8 |
| Natural Gas (NG) | 3.24 -2.90% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Discount (14%) | 5.16 | 3.08 | 3.53 | 1:1.8 |
| ️ Brent Crude (BZ) | 96.24 +0.44% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (55%) | 92.24 | 101.76 | 86.31 | 1:1.8 |
| Copper (HG) | 6.06 -1.97% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (73%) | 5.40 | 6.18 | 5.85 | 1:1.8 |
| Platinum (PL) | 1,493.90 -1.59% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Discount (30%) | 1,868.45 | 1,528.86 | 1,430.96 | 1:1.8 |
| Palladium (PA) | 1,001.00 +1.14% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Discount (9%) | 1,523.25 | 1,028.04 | 952.34 | 1:1.8 |
| ️ Heating Oil (HO) | 4.31 +0.48% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (67%) | 3.68 | 4.52 | 3.93 | 1:1.8 |
| ⛽ Gasoline RBOB (RB) | 2.60 -2.53% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Discount (43%) | 2.74 | 2.74 | 2.35 | 1:1.8 |
| S&P 500 ETF (SPY) | 754.37 -0.36% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (91%) | 627.78 | 767.14 | 735.22 | 1:1.5 |
| NVIDIA (NVDA) | 162.85 -2.01% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Discount (48%) | 164.89 | 173.86 | 143.04 | 1:1.8 |
| Meta Platforms (META) | 641.69 +2.90% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Premium (52%) | 635.26 | 620.73 | 673.13 | 1:1.5 |
| Tesla (TSLA) | 390.22 -1.82% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (61%) | 356.54 | 372.06 | 422.91 | 1:1.8 |
| Palantir (PLTR) | 167.99 -2.09% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (69%) | 138.17 | 177.50 | 153.72 | 1:1.5 |
| AMD (AMD) | 534.06 -8.75% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Premium (78%) | 367.50 | 486.18 | 605.88 | 1:1.5 |
| Apple (AAPL) | 356.27 +0.39% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Premium (100%) | 227.83 | 346.82 | 373.28 | 1:1.8 |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 523.88 +0.17% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Premium (87%) | 445.97 | 541.43 | 497.55 | 1:1.5 |
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | 295.77 -0.98% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (58%) | 273.99 | 307.68 | 277.90 | 1:1.5 |
| Amazon (AMZN) | 266.66 -0.29% | ▲ Bullish (+OB) | Premium (83%) | 224.29 | 255.92 | 285.99 | 1:1.8 |
| Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) | 679.89 -1.20% | ▼ Bearish (-OB) | Premium (77%) | 581.23 | 698.50 | 651.98 | 1:1.5 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 7,897.50 |
| 23.6% | 7,761.74 |
| 38.2% | 7,677.75 |
| 50.0% | 7,609.88 |
| 61.8% | 7,542.00 |
| 78.6% | 7,445.35 |
| Low (100.0%) | 7,322.25 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 7,972.28 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 8,053.97 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 8,253.00 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 7,247.47 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 7,165.78 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 6,966.75 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 53,913.00 |
| 23.6% | 53,192.26 |
| 38.2% | 52,746.37 |
| 50.0% | 52,386.00 |
| 61.8% | 52,025.63 |
| 78.6% | 51,512.56 |
| Low (100.0%) | 50,859.00 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 54,310.02 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 54,743.69 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 55,800.37 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 50,461.98 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 50,028.31 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 48,971.63 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 28.36 |
| 23.6% | 25.00 |
| 38.2% | 22.92 |
| 50.0% | 21.24 |
| 61.8% | 19.56 |
| 78.6% | 17.17 |
| Low (100.0%) | 14.12 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 30.21 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 32.23 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 37.16 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 12.27 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 10.25 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 5.32 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 68.11 |
| 23.6% | 63.49 |
| 38.2% | 60.63 |
| 50.0% | 58.33 |
| 61.8% | 56.02 |
| 78.6% | 52.73 |
| Low (100.0%) | 48.55 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 70.65 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 73.42 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 80.19 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 46.01 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 43.23 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 36.47 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 3.40 |
| 23.6% | 3.18 |
| 38.2% | 3.05 |
| 50.0% | 2.95 |
| 61.8% | 2.84 |
| 78.6% | 2.69 |
| Low (100.0%) | 2.50 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 3.51 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 3.64 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 3.95 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 2.38 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 2.25 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 1.94 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 6.83 |
| 23.6% | 6.65 |
| 38.2% | 6.53 |
| 50.0% | 6.44 |
| 61.8% | 6.35 |
| 78.6% | 6.22 |
| Low (100.0%) | 6.06 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 6.93 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 7.04 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 7.31 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 5.96 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 5.85 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 5.58 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 1,404.00 |
| 23.6% | 1,292.14 |
| 38.2% | 1,222.93 |
| 50.0% | 1,167.00 |
| 61.8% | 1,111.07 |
| 78.6% | 1,031.44 |
| Low (100.0%) | 930.00 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 1,465.62 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 1,532.93 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 1,696.93 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 868.38 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 801.07 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 637.07 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 3.65 |
| 23.6% | 3.40 |
| 38.2% | 3.24 |
| 50.0% | 3.11 |
| 61.8% | 2.99 |
| 78.6% | 2.80 |
| Low (100.0%) | 2.57 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 3.80 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 3.95 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 4.32 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 2.43 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 2.28 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 1.90 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 243.37 |
| 23.6% | 221.05 |
| 38.2% | 207.24 |
| 50.0% | 196.08 |
| 61.8% | 184.93 |
| 78.6% | 169.04 |
| Low (100.0%) | 148.80 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 255.66 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 269.09 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 301.81 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 136.51 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 123.08 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 90.36 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 414.23 |
| 23.6% | 396.28 |
| 38.2% | 385.17 |
| 50.0% | 376.19 |
| 61.8% | 367.21 |
| 78.6% | 354.43 |
| Low (100.0%) | 338.15 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 424.12 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 434.92 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 461.25 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 328.26 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 317.46 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 291.13 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 658.52 |
| 23.6% | 598.00 |
| 38.2% | 560.57 |
| 50.0% | 530.31 |
| 61.8% | 500.05 |
| 78.6% | 456.97 |
| Low (100.0%) | 402.10 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 691.85 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 728.27 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 816.99 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 368.77 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 332.35 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 243.63 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 559.15 |
| 23.6% | 541.89 |
| 38.2% | 531.21 |
| 50.0% | 522.58 |
| 61.8% | 513.94 |
| 78.6% | 501.65 |
| Low (100.0%) | 486.00 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 568.66 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 579.05 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 604.36 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 476.49 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 466.10 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 440.79 |
| Level | Price |
|---|---|
| High (0.0%) | 275.34 |
| 23.6% | 264.49 |
| 38.2% | 257.78 |
| 50.0% | 252.35 |
| 61.8% | 246.92 |
| 78.6% | 239.20 |
| Low (100.0%) | 229.36 |
| Extension | Price |
|---|---|
| Ext 1.13 (Up) | 281.32 |
| Ext 1.272 (Up) | 287.85 |
| Ext 1.618 (Up) | 303.76 |
| Ext 1.13 (Dn) | 223.38 |
| Ext 1.272 (Dn) | 216.85 |
| Ext 1.618 (Dn) | 200.94 |