NQ session

Thursday, October 8, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 31235, made its high of 31370 at 10:25 and its low of 30792 at 13:25, and closed at 30977: down 258 points from the open, inside a 578-point range.

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

Price

Open to close: Down−258 points
Range: 578 points
High: 31370 at 10:25
Low: 30792 at 13:25
Bars closed above the open: 19 of 78 (24%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Above+0.11%
Close against the 21-bar average: Above+0.10%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 33 of 78 (42%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet+13
Strong bars: 0 up, 3 down
Bars in a move: 5 up, 10 down
Strongest reading: −199 at 13:00

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Rising21.13 to 22.08 (+0.95)
VXN high: 22.63 at 13:25
VXN distance at the close: Below its average−0.09
Bars with VXN above its average: 49 of 78 (63%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−7566, 33% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Negative−0.15
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Even−0.10
Nasdaq up/down volume: Even−1.37
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Down volume leads−2.71

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 30944.50H 30984.50L 30936.75C 30976.75last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 31235, traded between 30792 (at 13:25) and 31370 (at 10:25), and closed at 30977, 258 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 45% of the session's 578-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 10:15 to 10:35 NQ rose 81 points, from 31256 to 31337. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +94 at 10:25. 2 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages and Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 59. Against it: VXN was flat and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio was flat.

From 12:45 to 13:35 NQ fell 285 points, from 31194 to 30909. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 10 bars, 3 of them strong, and peaked at −199 at 13:00. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.90 points and Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 434. Against it: the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.11.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 63 of the session's 78 bars (81%). VXN went from 21.13 to 22.08 over the session.

The 578-point range was the 10th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 162 points below the prior session's close of 31396.

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: 31235
High: 31370 at 10:25
Low: 30792 at 13:25
Close: 30977
Midpoint of the range: 31081
First-hour high: 31370
First-hour low: 31156
Prior session close: 31396
Opening gap: −162 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
10:15 to 10:35	Up	31256	31337	+81	4	0	+94 at 10:25	2 of 4: Moving averages, Cumulative TICK
12:45 to 13:35	Down	31194	30909	−285	10	3	−199 at 13:00	3 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK

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	+125	214	+94	+0.05	−1466	−0.34
10:30 to 11:30	−119	145	+39	+0.14	−4262	−0.47
11:30 to 12:30	+2	140	−17	−0.15	−2083	−0.34
12:30 to 13:30	−402	463	−199	+1.43	−1012	−0.26
13:30 to 14:30	+160	194	+41	−0.40	+409	−0.21
14:30 to 15:30	−63	107	−13	+0.09	+371	−0.18
15:30 to 16:00	+39	76	+13	−0.14	+477	−0.15

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Thursday, October 8, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Thursday, October 8, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 12:45 to 13:35 NQ fell 285 points, from 31194 to 30909. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 10 bars, 3 of them strong, and peaked at −199 at 13:00. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.90 points and Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 434. Against it: the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.11.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Thursday, October 8, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −7566 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.15, while NQ closed down 258 points from the open.

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