NQ session

Monday, September 28, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 30719, made its high of 30759 at 9:30 and its low of 30357 at 10:45, and closed at 30568: down 151 points from the open, inside a 403-point range.

At the close: 0 of 5 breadth readings bullish, 4 bearish, 1 neutral.

Price

Open to close: Down−151 points
Range: 403 points
High: 30759 at 9:30
Low: 30357 at 10:45
Bars closed above the open: 0 of 78 (0%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Above+0.01%
Close against the 21-bar average: Below−0.09%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 34 of 78 (44%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet−1
Strong bars: 0 up, 2 down
Bars in a move: 4 up, 5 down
Strongest reading: −130 at 10:45

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Falling22.37 to 22.25 (−0.12)
VXN high: 22.60 at 11:40
VXN distance at the close: Above its average+0.03
Bars with VXN above its average: 46 of 78 (59%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−16104, 13% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Negative−0.42
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Negative−0.25
Nasdaq up/down volume: Even−1.96
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Down volume leads−2.44

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 30536.50H 30575.75L 30535.00C 30567.50last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 30719, traded between 30357 (at 10:45) and 30759 (at 9:30), and closed at 30568, 151 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 38% of the session's 403-point range: a directional session down 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 10:40 to 11:00 NQ fell 90 points, from 30500 to 30410. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, 2 of them strong, and peaked at −130 at 10:45. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.16 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1853 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.06.

From 12:20 to 12:40 NQ rose 60 points, from 30576 to 30636. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +75 at 12:25. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.09 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 162 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.07.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 69 of the session's 78 bars (88%). VXN went from 22.37 to 22.25 over the session.

The 403-point range was the 19th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 173 points below the prior session's close of 30892.

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: 30719
High: 30759 at 9:30
Low: 30357 at 10:45
Close: 30568
Midpoint of the range: 30558
First-hour high: 30759
First-hour low: 30503
Prior session close: 30892
Opening gap: −173 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
10:40 to 11:00	Down	30500	30410	−90	4	2	−130 at 10:45	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
12:20 to 12:40	Up	30576	30636	+60	4	0	+75 at 12:25	4 of 4: Moving averages, 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	−171	256	−44	−0.47	−1642	−0.41
10:30 to 11:30	−55	207	−130	+0.71	−4254	−0.51
11:30 to 12:30	+190	266	+75	−0.37	−393	−0.36
12:30 to 13:30	−69	130	+39	+0.19	−2907	−0.38
13:30 to 14:30	+7	44	+3	−0.15	−1665	−0.38
14:30 to 15:30	−26	81	−13	+0.04	−3273	−0.41
15:30 to 16:00	−29	64	−15	+0.13	−1970	−0.42

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Monday, September 28, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Monday, September 28, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 10:40 to 11:00 NQ fell 90 points, from 30500 to 30410. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, 2 of them strong, and peaked at −130 at 10:45. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.16 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1853 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.06.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Monday, September 28, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −16104 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.42, while NQ closed down 151 points from the open.

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