15:55O 30183.75H 30194.75L 30148.75C 30186.00last bar; point at the chart to read any other
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Session summary
NQ opened the regular session at 30552, traded between 30078 (at 15:05) and 30661 (at 9:45), and closed at 30186, 366 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 63% of the session's 583-point range: a trend session down.
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 12:10 to 12:25 NQ fell 94 points, from 30312 to 30219. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −42 at 12:20. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1205 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.02. Against it: VXN was flat.
Move Health was in its quiet zone on 68 of the session's 78 bars (87%). VXN went from 21.41 to 22.77 over the session.
The 583-point range was the 9th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 237 points below the prior session's close of 30789.
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
- 30552
- High
- 30661 at 9:45
- Low
- 30078 at 15:05
- Close
- 30186
- Midpoint of the range
- 30369
- First-hour high
- 30661
- First-hour low
- 30455
- Prior session close
- 30789
- Opening gap
- −237 points
Momentum moves
| Window | Direction | From | To | Points | Bars | Strong bars | Peak Move Health | Confirmed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:10 to 12:25 | Down | 30312 | 30219 | −94 | 3 | 0 | −42 at 12:20 | 3 of 4: Moving averages, 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 | −76 | 206 | −53 | +0.04 | −3155 | −0.55 |
| 10:30 to 11:30 | −83 | 156 | −19 | +0.33 | −2519 | −0.53 |
| 11:30 to 12:30 | −163 | 187 | −49 | +0.99 | −3450 | −0.58 |
| 12:30 to 13:30 | −53 | 142 | −40 | +0.44 | −2901 | −0.58 |
| 13:30 to 14:30 | −5 | 105 | −27 | +0.26 | −4477 | −0.57 |
| 14:30 to 15:30 | +20 | 121 | +17 | −0.16 | −3065 | −0.57 |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | −7 | 90 | +47 | −0.21 | −1122 | −0.55 |
Questions about this session
What did NQ futures do on Wednesday, October 14, 2026?
NQ opened the regular session at 30552, traded between 30078 (at 15:05) and 30661 (at 9:45), and closed at 30186, 366 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 63% of the session's 583-point range: a trend session down.
Was there a momentum move in NQ on Wednesday, October 14, 2026?
Yes. From 12:10 to 12:25 NQ fell 94 points, from 30312 to 30219. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −42 at 12:20. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1205 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.02. Against it: VXN was flat.
What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Wednesday, October 14, 2026?
Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −20689 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.55, while NQ closed down 366 points from the open.
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