NQ session

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 30620, made its low of 30591 at 9:30 and its high of 30815 at 10:00, and closed at 30789: up 169 points from the open, inside a 224-point range.

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

Price

Open to close: Up+169 points
Range: 224 points
High: 30815 at 10:00
Low: 30591 at 9:30
Bars closed above the open: 78 of 78 (100%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Above+0.04%
Close against the 21-bar average: Above+0.10%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 49 of 78 (63%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet+3
Strong bars: 1 up, 0 down
Bars in a move: 7 up, 6 down
Strongest reading: +115 at 9:50

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Rising20.91 to 21.19 (+0.28)
VXN high: 21.45 at 14:45
VXN distance at the close: Below its average−0.05
Bars with VXN above its average: 49 of 78 (63%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−8703, 23% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Negative−0.24
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Negative−0.11
Nasdaq up/down volume: Even−1.33
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Even−1.01

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 30769.75H 30802.00L 30762.50C 30789.00last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 30620, traded between 30591 (at 9:30) and 30815 (at 10:00), and closed at 30789, 169 points above the open. The close-to-open change was 76% of the session's 224-point range: a trend session up.

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 9:40 to 10:00 NQ rose 34 points, from 30758 to 30792. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, 1 of them strong, and peaked at +115 at 9:50. 1 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages. Against it: VXN rose 0.30 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 527 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.19.

From 13:00 to 13:20 NQ fell 16 points, from 30740 to 30724. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −30 at 13:10. 2 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1033 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.02. Against it: 50% of closes were below both moving averages and VXN fell 0.07 points.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 65 of the session's 78 bars (83%). VXN went from 20.91 to 21.19 over the session.

The 224-point range was the 36th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 277 points below the prior session's close of 30897.

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: 30620
High: 30815 at 10:00
Low: 30591 at 9:30
Close: 30789
Midpoint of the range: 30703
First-hour high: 30815
First-hour low: 30591
Prior session close: 30897
Opening gap: −277 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
9:40 to 10:00	Up	30758	30792	+34	4	1	+115 at 9:50	1 of 4: Moving averages
13:00 to 13:20	Down	30740	30724	−16	4	0	−30 at 13:10	2 of 4: 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	+131	224	+115	+0.22	−1086	−0.30
10:30 to 11:30	−92	137	−28	+0.19	−2094	−0.30
11:30 to 12:30	+111	137	−49	−0.08	−2703	−0.32
12:30 to 13:30	−69	106	+31	+0.13	−1787	−0.31
13:30 to 14:30	+61	93	−21	−0.10	−593	−0.25
14:30 to 15:30	+7	67	+23	−0.06	−430	−0.23
15:30 to 16:00	+19	48	+23	+0.01	−10	−0.24

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Tuesday, October 13, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Tuesday, October 13, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 9:40 to 10:00 NQ rose 34 points, from 30758 to 30792. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, 1 of them strong, and peaked at +115 at 9:50. 1 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages. Against it: VXN rose 0.30 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 527 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.19.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Tuesday, October 13, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −8703 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.24, while NQ closed up 169 points from the open.

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