15:55O 30728.00H 30751.00L 30680.75C 30692.25last bar; point at the chart to read any other

3070030750308003085030900NQ futures, 5-minute bars, Eastern timesession open 30700Move Health −69115−1150VXN (Cboe Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index) 22.2722.522.0VXN Distance (VXN minus its 11-bar EMA) −0.050.3−0.30Nasdaq Cumulative TICK ($TIKQ) −7788−84500Nasdaq Advance-Decline Ratio ($ADVQ, $DECLQ) −0.151−10Nasdaq-100 Advance-Decline Ratio ($ADVND, $DECLND) −0.091−10Nasdaq Up/Down Volume ($UVOLQ, $DVOLQ) 1.565.5−5.50Nasdaq-100 Up/Down Volume ($UVOLND, $DVOLND) 2.474.1−4.109:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:30
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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 30700, traded between 30681 (at 15:55) and 30906 (at 11:50), and closed at 30692, 8 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 3% of the session's 225-point range: a two-sided session with little net change.

Move Health never stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars in a row, so by this measure the session had no sustained momentum move in either direction.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 75 of the session's 78 bars (96%). VXN went from 22.09 to 22.27 over the session.

The 225-point range was the 35th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 82 points above the prior session's close of 30618.

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
30700
High
30906 at 11:50
Low
30681 at 15:55
Close
30692
Midpoint of the range
30793
First-hour high
30895
First-hour low
30683
Prior session close
30618
Opening gap
+82 points

Momentum moves

None. A momentum move is Move Health beyond its quiet zone on the same side for at least 3 bars in a row.

Hour by hour

Eastern timeNQ changeRangeStrongest Move HealthVXN changeCumulative TICK changeA/D ratio at the end
9:30 to 10:30+128212+31+0.19+66+0.10
10:30 to 11:30+30102−18−0.20−552+0.10
11:30 to 12:30−1081+16+0.05−988+0.08
12:30 to 13:30−58111−23+0.07−2850−0.03
13:30 to 14:30+4477+22−0.01−1025−0.02
14:30 to 15:30+165+7+0.01−1003−0.05
15:30 to 16:00−141178−690.00−1436−0.15

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Wednesday, September 30, 2026?

NQ opened the regular session at 30700, traded between 30681 (at 15:55) and 30906 (at 11:50), and closed at 30692, 8 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 3% of the session's 225-point range: a two-sided session with little net change.

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Wednesday, September 30, 2026?

Move Health never stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars in a row, so by this measure the session had no sustained momentum move in either direction.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Wednesday, September 30, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −7788 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.15, while NQ closed down 8 points from the open.

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