NQ session

Monday, October 12, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 31045, made its high of 31049 at 9:30 and its low of 30844 at 14:50, and closed at 30897: down 149 points from the open, inside a 205-point range.

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

Price

Open to close: Down−149 points
Range: 205 points
High: 31049 at 9:30
Low: 30844 at 14:50
Bars closed above the open: 0 of 78 (0%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Above+0.02%
Close against the 21-bar average: Above+0.07%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 20 of 78 (26%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet+4
Strong bars: 0 up, 0 down
Bars in a move: 3 up, 5 down
Strongest reading: −70 at 10:05

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Falling21.04 to 20.88 (−0.16)
VXN high: 21.41 at 10:10
VXN distance at the close: Below its average−0.02
Bars with VXN above its average: 31 of 78 (40%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−11376, 9% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Negative−0.22
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Even−0.05
Nasdaq up/down volume: Even−1.46
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Even−1.44

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 30887.00H 30902.75L 30884.50C 30896.50last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 31045, traded between 30844 (at 14:50) and 31049 (at 9:30), and closed at 30897, 149 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 73% of the session's 205-point range: a trend session down.

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 10:00 to 10:15 NQ fell 72 points, from 30961 to 30889. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −70 at 10:05. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.24 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 390 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.02.

From 11:50 to 12:05 NQ rose 14 points, from 30950 to 30964. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +50 at 11:50. 2 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages and VXN fell 0.07 points. Against it: Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 116 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio was flat.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 70 of the session's 78 bars (90%). VXN went from 21.04 to 20.88 over the session.

The 205-point range was the 38th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 67 points below the prior session's close of 31112.

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: 31045
High: 31049 at 9:30
Low: 30844 at 14:50
Close: 30897
Midpoint of the range: 30947
First-hour high: 31049
First-hour low: 30857
Prior session close: 31112
Opening gap: −67 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
10:00 to 10:15	Down	30961	30889	−72	3	0	−70 at 10:05	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
11:50 to 12:05	Up	30950	30964	+14	3	0	+50 at 11:50	2 of 4: Moving averages, VXN

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	−149	192	−70	+0.20	−1721	−0.23
10:30 to 11:30	−11	57	−12	−0.13	−736	−0.19
11:30 to 12:30	+38	102	+50	−0.19	−749	−0.20
12:30 to 13:30	−43	69	−18	+0.01	−2216	−0.21
13:30 to 14:30	−5	28	−4	+0.03	−2591	−0.21
14:30 to 15:30	−2	42	−12	+0.01	−2928	−0.24
15:30 to 16:00	+21	40	+23	+0.08	−435	−0.22

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Monday, October 12, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Monday, October 12, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 10:00 to 10:15 NQ fell 72 points, from 30961 to 30889. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −70 at 10:05. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.24 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 390 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.02.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Monday, October 12, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −11376 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.22, while NQ closed down 149 points from the open.

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