15:55O 30803.00H 30803.25L 30747.75C 30772.75last bar; point at the chart to read any other
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Session summary
NQ opened the regular session at 30797, traded between 30529 (at 11:10) and 30884 (at 13:45), and closed at 30773, 25 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 7% of the session's 354-point range: a two-sided session with little net change.
The session had 1 momentum move, defined as Move Health beyond its quiet zone on the same side for at least 3 bars in a row.
From 13:15 to 13:50 NQ rose 181 points, from 30663 to 30844. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 7 bars, 1 of them strong, and peaked at +100 at 13:30. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.24 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 2388 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.16.
Move Health was in its quiet zone on 66 of the session's 78 bars (85%). VXN went from 22.42 to 22.59 over the session.
The 354-point range was the 22nd largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 105 points above the prior session's close of 30692.
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
- 30797
- High
- 30884 at 13:45
- Low
- 30529 at 11:10
- Close
- 30773
- Midpoint of the range
- 30706
- First-hour high
- 30856
- First-hour low
- 30561
- Prior session close
- 30692
- Opening gap
- +105 points
Momentum moves
| Window | Direction | From | To | Points | Bars | Strong bars | Peak Move Health | Confirmed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:15 to 13:50 | Up | 30663 | 30844 | +181 | 7 | 1 | +100 at 13:30 | 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 | −179 | 295 | −38 | +1.01 | −1941 | −0.29 |
| 10:30 to 11:30 | +18 | 197 | −39 | +0.11 | −1614 | −0.33 |
| 11:30 to 12:30 | −25 | 101 | +7 | −0.40 | +1083 | −0.18 |
| 12:30 to 13:30 | +188 | 252 | +83 | −0.28 | +2864 | −0.01 |
| 13:30 to 14:30 | +2 | 179 | +100 | +0.27 | +118 | −0.01 |
| 14:30 to 15:30 | +4 | 72 | +17 | +0.02 | +825 | −0.00 |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | −32 | 109 | +4 | −0.01 | −194 | −0.02 |
Questions about this session
What did NQ futures do on Thursday, October 1, 2026?
NQ opened the regular session at 30797, traded between 30529 (at 11:10) and 30884 (at 13:45), and closed at 30773, 25 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 7% of the session's 354-point range: a two-sided session with little net change.
Was there a momentum move in NQ on Thursday, October 1, 2026?
Yes. From 13:15 to 13:50 NQ rose 181 points, from 30663 to 30844. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 7 bars, 1 of them strong, and peaked at +100 at 13:30. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.24 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 2388 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.16.
What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Thursday, October 1, 2026?
Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at +1141 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.02, while NQ closed down 25 points from the open.
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