NQ session

Thursday, September 24, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 30519, made its low of 30493 at 9:30 and its high of 30828 at 13:05, and closed at 30757: up 237 points from the open, inside a 334-point range.

At the close: 0 of 5 breadth readings bullish, 3 bearish, 2 neutral.

Price

Open to close: Up+237 points
Range: 334 points
High: 30828 at 13:05
Low: 30493 at 9:30
Bars closed above the open: 73 of 78 (94%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Below−0.01%
Close against the 21-bar average: Above+0.03%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 53 of 78 (68%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet+0
Strong bars: 0 up, 0 down
Bars in a move: 8 up, 6 down
Strongest reading: +83 at 12:35

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Flat21.05 to 21.01 (−0.04)
VXN high: 21.61 at 11:45
VXN distance at the close: Above its average+0.02
Bars with VXN above its average: 45 of 78 (58%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−13201, 18% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Negative−0.18
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Negative−0.35
Nasdaq up/down volume: Even−1.28
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Even−1.01

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 30779.75H 30783.00L 30756.50C 30756.50last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 30519, traded between 30493 (at 9:30) and 30828 (at 13:05), and closed at 30757, 237 points above the open. The close-to-open change was 71% of the session's 334-point range: a trend session up.

The session had 3 momentum moves (2 up, 1 down), defined as Move Health beyond its quiet zone on the same side for at least 3 bars in a row.

From 12:25 to 12:40 NQ rose 57 points, from 30690 to 30747. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +83 at 12:35. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.10 points and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.03. Against it: Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 215.

From 12:45 to 13:05 NQ rose 60 points, from 30747 to 30807. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +46 at 13:00. 2 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages and VXN fell 0.15 points. Against it: Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 518 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio was flat.

From 13:30 to 13:45 NQ fell 62 points, from 30735 to 30673. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −38 at 13:40. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: VXN rose 0.10 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1236 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.04. Against it: 33% of closes were below both moving averages.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 64 of the session's 78 bars (82%). VXN went from 21.05 to 21.01 over the session.

The 334-point range was the 25th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 251 points below the prior session's close of 30770.

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: 30519
High: 30828 at 13:05
Low: 30493 at 9:30
Close: 30757
Midpoint of the range: 30660
First-hour high: 30639
First-hour low: 30493
Prior session close: 30770
Opening gap: −251 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
12:25 to 12:40	Up	30690	30747	+57	3	+83 at 12:35	3 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Advance-decline ratio
12:45 to 13:05	Up	30747	30807	+60	4	+46 at 13:00	2 of 4: Moving averages, VXN
13:30 to 13:45	Down	30735	30673	−62	3	−38 at 13:40	3 of 4: VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio

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	+111	145	+13	+0.03	−1261	−0.27
10:30 to 11:30	−117	136	−39	+0.45	−4381	−0.45
11:30 to 12:30	+184	246	+32	−0.39	−1984	−0.25
12:30 to 13:30	+39	166	+83	+0.15	−1704	−0.23
13:30 to 14:30	+6	139	+45	−0.20	−1986	−0.20
14:30 to 15:30	+11	89	+18	−0.01	−1786	−0.20
15:30 to 16:00	+7	45	+5	+0.02	−99	−0.18

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Thursday, September 24, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Thursday, September 24, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 13:30 to 13:45 NQ fell 62 points, from 30735 to 30673. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −38 at 13:40. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: VXN rose 0.10 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1236 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.04. Against it: 33% of closes were below both moving averages.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Thursday, September 24, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −13201 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.18, while NQ closed up 237 points from the open.

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