NQ session

Friday, September 25, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 30819, made its low of 30684 at 10:15 and its high of 30952 at 12:15, and closed at 30892: up 73 points from the open, inside a 268-point range.

At the close: 1 of 5 breadth readings bullish, 1 bearish, 3 neutral.

Price

Open to close: Up+73 points
Range: 268 points
High: 30952 at 12:15
Low: 30684 at 10:15
Bars closed above the open: 59 of 78 (76%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Above+0.02%
Close against the 21-bar average: Above+0.01%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 43 of 78 (55%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet+8
Strong bars: 0 up, 1 down
Bars in a move: 5 up, 3 down
Strongest reading: −111 at 10:15

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Falling21.05 to 20.79 (−0.26)
VXN high: 21.78 at 10:15
VXN distance at the close: Below its average−0.08
Bars with VXN above its average: 30 of 78 (38%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−5603, 35% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Even+0.04
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Positive+0.31
Nasdaq up/down volume: Even−1.02
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Even+1.56

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 30911.00H 30918.50L 30883.75C 30891.50last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 30819, traded between 30684 (at 10:15) and 30952 (at 12:15), and closed at 30892, 73 points above the open. The close-to-open change was 27% of the session's 268-point range: a directional session up that gave back part of its move.

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

From 10:15 to 10:30 NQ fell 10 points, from 30742 to 30732. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, 1 of them strong, and peaked at −111 at 10:15. 2 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages and Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 323. Against it: VXN fell 0.20 points and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio was flat.

From 12:05 to 12:20 NQ rose 13 points, from 30914 to 30902. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +59 at 12:15. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 680 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.01. Against it: VXN was flat.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 70 of the session's 78 bars (90%). VXN went from 21.05 to 20.79 over the session.

The 268-point range was the 32nd largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 63 points above the prior session's close of 30757.

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: 30819
High: 30952 at 12:15
Low: 30684 at 10:15
Close: 30892
Midpoint of the range: 30818
First-hour high: 30927
First-hour low: 30684
Prior session close: 30757
Opening gap: +63 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
10:15 to 10:30	Down	30742	30732	−10	3	1	−111 at 10:15	2 of 4: Moving averages, Cumulative TICK
12:05 to 12:20	Up	30914	30902	−13	3	0	+59 at 12:15	3 of 4: Moving averages, 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	−88	243	−111	+0.53	−1283	−0.12
10:30 to 11:30	+83	153	+34	−0.39	−495	−0.04
11:30 to 12:30	+111	220	+59	−0.13	+395	+0.11
12:30 to 13:30	−7	72	+9	+0.10	−2450	+0.04
13:30 to 14:30	−27	60	+3	+0.04	−1443	+0.01
14:30 to 15:30	−26	57	−6	+0.04	−466	+0.04
15:30 to 16:00	+26	90	+10	−0.14	+139	+0.04

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Friday, September 25, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Friday, September 25, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 12:05 to 12:20 NQ rose 13 points, from 30914 to 30902. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +59 at 12:15. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 680 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.01. Against it: VXN was flat.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Friday, September 25, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −5603 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at +0.04, while NQ closed up 73 points from the open.

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