NQ session

Monday, September 21, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 30223, made its low of 30217 at 9:30 and its high of 30863 at 15:35, and closed at 30784: up 562 points from the open, inside a 646-point range.

At the close: 5 of 5 breadth readings bullish, 0 bearish, 0 neutral.

Price

Open to close: Up+562 points
Range: 646 points
High: 30863 at 15:35
Low: 30217 at 9:30
Bars closed above the open: 78 of 78 (100%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Below−0.11%
Close against the 21-bar average: Below−0.02%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 77 of 78 (99%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet+5
Strong bars: 3 up, 0 down
Bars in a move: 18 up, 0 down
Strongest reading: +130 at 9:50

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Rising19.32 to 20.40 (+1.08)
VXN high: 20.68 at 12:35
VXN distance at the close: Below its average−0.01
Bars with VXN above its average: 52 of 78 (67%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bullish+8331, 79% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Positive+0.20
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Positive+0.55
Nasdaq up/down volume: Up volume leads+3.42
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Up volume leads+6.66

How the labels are set

Cumulative TICK is bullish when the total ends above zero and more than 55% of bars added to it, bearish when it ends below zero and more than 55% of bars subtracted, and mixed otherwise.
An advance-decline ratio beyond ±0.70 is lopsided, beyond ±0.10 positive or negative, and even inside that.
Up/down volume beyond ±2 means one side leads, and is even inside that.
Move Health is quiet inside ±25, a move beyond ±25 and strong beyond ±100.

15:55O 30794.25H 30807.75L 30778.00C 30784.25last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 30223, traded between 30217 (at 9:30) and 30863 (at 15:35), and closed at 30784, 562 points above the open. The close-to-open change was 87% of the session's 646-point range: a trend session up.

The session had 3 momentum moves (3 up, 0 down), defined as Move Health beyond its quiet zone on the same side for at least 3 bars in a row.

From 9:40 to 10:05 NQ rose 120 points, from 30298 to 30418. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 5 bars, 3 of them strong, and peaked at +130 at 9:50. 2 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages and Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 248. Against it: VXN rose 0.46 points and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.06.

From 10:10 to 10:40 NQ rose 123 points, from 30409 to 30532. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 6 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +67 at 10:30. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 814 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.04. Against it: VXN rose 0.16 points.

From 10:55 to 11:15 NQ rose 48 points, from 30528 to 30576. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +31 at 11:05. 2 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages and Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 957. Against it: VXN was flat and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio was flat.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 60 of the session's 78 bars (77%). VXN went from 19.32 to 20.40 over the session.

The 646-point range was the 6th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points.

This summary is generated from the session's data by fixed rules, the same for every day. It describes what happened and is not trading advice.

Levels

Open: 30223
High: 30863 at 15:35
Low: 30217 at 9:30
Close: 30784
Midpoint of the range: 30540
First-hour high: 30520
First-hour low: 30217

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
9:40 to 10:05	Up	30298	30418	+120	5	3	+130 at 9:50	2 of 4: Moving averages, Cumulative TICK
10:10 to 10:40	Up	30409	30532	+123	6	0	+67 at 10:30	3 of 4: Moving averages, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
10:55 to 11:15	Up	30528	30576	+48	4	0	+31 at 11:05	2 of 4: Moving averages, Cumulative TICK

A momentum move is Move Health beyond its quiet zone on the same side for at least 3 bars in a row. The confirmations are the moving averages, VXN, Nasdaq cumulative TICK and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio, each checked over the same window.

Hour by hour

Eastern time	NQ change	Range	Strongest Move Health	VXN change	Cumulative TICK change	A/D ratio at the end
9:30 to 10:30	+296	303	+130	+0.73	+1163	+0.30
10:30 to 11:30	+67	87	+67	−0.04	+2056	+0.26
11:30 to 12:30	+93	108	+25	+0.58	+1432	+0.26
12:30 to 13:30	+10	40	+19	−0.27	+803	+0.25
13:30 to 14:30	+66	88	+32	−0.05	+1047	+0.26
14:30 to 15:30	+49	77	+19	0.00	+1777	+0.28
15:30 to 16:00	−19	85	+45	+0.15	+53	+0.20

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Monday, September 21, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Monday, September 21, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 10:10 to 10:40 NQ rose 123 points, from 30409 to 30532. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 6 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +67 at 10:30. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 814 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.04. Against it: VXN rose 0.16 points.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Monday, September 21, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at +8331 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at +0.20, while NQ closed up 562 points from the open.

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