Globex Morning Market Brief

Date: 30 April 2026 Time: ~09:11 CT

1. Equity Index Futures (Front‑Month)

Contract	Last Price	Δ (Today)	Bid/Ask	Time (Source)
ESM26 (E‑Mini S&P 500 Jun ’26)	7,181.50	+0.19 % (+13.50)	7,181.50 × 2 / 7,181.75 × 9	06:03 CT – Barchart
NQM26 (E‑Mini Nasdaq‑100 Jun ’26)	27,533.50	+0.76 % (+208.25)	27,533.25 × 1 / 27,534.00 × 1	08:02 CT – Barchart

Underlying cash indices (per Barchart headlines): Nasdaq‑100 ≈ +0.58 %, S&P 500 ≈ –0.04 %, Dow Jones ≈ –0.57 % (Wednesday close).

Contract	Last Price	Δ (Today)	Day’s Range	Time (Source)
CL=F (WTI Jun ’26)	106.88	‑0.94 % (‑1.00) from open 109.07	103.50 – 110.93	Yahoo Finance (latest quote)

Tech‑earnings focus: Pre‑market futures up (ES +0.15 %, NQ +0.22%) as investors digest overnight megacap tech reports.
Crude‑oil / inflation: WTI retreated from ~110 bbl peak, easing some inflation‑pressure concerns; still trading 103‑111 bbl band.
Fed policy caution: Markets tentative ahead of upcoming FOMC decision; mixed reaction to Powell’s farewell meeting.
Geopolitical: US naval blockade of Iran cited as factor supporting crude prices.

ESM26: Slightly long‑biased intraday. Look for longs near 7,180‑7,185 with targets 7,190‑7,195 then 7,200‑7,205. Stop below day’s low ~7,131.
NQM26: Mixed to mildly long. Cash Nasdaq‑100 stronger (+0.58 %) while futures lag slightly; consider longs on pull‑back to 27,260‑27,270 targeting 27,340‑27,360 then 27,420‑27,440. Stop below day’s low ~27,207.
CL=F: Neutral to short‑biased. Short near 106.20‑106.40 targeting 105.00‑105.30; long only if reclaims 109.00.

Contract	Long Entry	Long T1	Long T2	Short Entry	Short T1	Short T2
ESM26	7,180‑7,185	7,190‑7,195	7,200‑7,205	7,170‑7,175	7,160‑7,165	7,150‑7,150
NQM26	27,260‑27,270	27,340‑27,360	27,420‑27,440	27,200‑27,210	27,130‑27,150	27,050‑27,070
CL=F	108.00‑108.30	109.00‑109.30	110.00‑110.30	106.20‑106.40	105.00‑105.30	104.00‑104.30

Barchart – ESM26 futures quote: https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes/ESM26/futures-prices
Barchart – NQM26 futures quote: https://www.barchart.com/futures/quotes/NQM26/futures-prices
Yahoo Finance – CL=F (WTI) quote: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CL=F/
Barchart news headlines (mixed settlement, tech earnings, crude oil, Fed): extracted from the Barchart quote pages above.

Prepared by WST (Wan Shi Tong) for the Globex desk. Data timestamps as shown; for real‑time trading verify with your exchange feed.