NQ session

Thursday, October 15, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 29746, made its low of 29623 at 9:55 and its high of 30197 at 15:45, and closed at 30141: up 395 points from the open, inside a 574-point range.

At the close: 4 of 5 breadth readings bullish, 0 bearish, 1 neutral.

Price

Open to close: Up+395 points
Range: 574 points
High: 30197 at 15:45
Low: 29623 at 9:55
Bars closed above the open: 75 of 78 (96%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Below−0.04%
Close against the 21-bar average: Above+0.22%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 54 of 78 (69%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet+2
Strong bars: 0 up, 0 down
Bars in a move: 15 up, 1 down
Strongest reading: +77 at 15:15

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Falling24.29 to 22.99 (−1.30)
VXN high: 25.07 at 9:50
VXN distance at the close: Below its average−0.06
Bars with VXN above its average: 30 of 78 (38%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bullish+4516, 56% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Positive+0.31
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Positive+0.25
Nasdaq up/down volume: Up volume leads+2.23
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Even−1.18

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 30153.75H 30168.00L 30133.00C 30141.25last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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the session's opening price
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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 29746, traded between 29623 (at 9:55) and 30197 (at 15:45), and closed at 30141, 395 points above the open. The close-to-open change was 69% of the session's 574-point range: a trend session up.

The session had 2 momentum moves (2 up, 0 down), defined as Move Health beyond its quiet zone on the same side for at least 3 bars in a row.

From 10:50 to 11:25 NQ rose 116 points, from 29905 to 30021. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 7 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +62 at 11:00. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.46 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 965 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.08.

From 15:00 to 15:30 NQ rose 100 points, from 30036 to 30135. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 6 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +77 at 15:15. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.05 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 2198 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.06.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 62 of the session's 78 bars (79%). VXN went from 24.29 to 22.99 over the session.

The 574-point range was the 11th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 440 points below the prior session's close of 30186.

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: 29746
High: 30197 at 15:45
Low: 29623 at 9:55
Close: 30141
Midpoint of the range: 29910
First-hour high: 29871
First-hour low: 29623
Prior session close: 30186
Opening gap: −440 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
10:50 to 11:25	Up	29905	30021	+116	7	0	+62 at 11:00	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
15:00 to 15:30	Up	30036	30135	+100	6	0	+77 at 15:15	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	+69	249	−13	+0.11	+937	+0.09
10:30 to 11:30	+183	296	+62	−0.89	+1409	+0.23
11:30 to 12:30	−73	122	−17	+0.21	−1686	+0.19
12:30 to 13:30	+74	105	+17	−0.18	−107	+0.22
13:30 to 14:30	−32	160	−41	+0.09	−260	+0.21
14:30 to 15:30	+166	224	+77	−0.52	+3067	+0.30
15:30 to 16:00	+6	77	+27	−0.08	+1156	+0.31

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Thursday, October 15, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Thursday, October 15, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 10:50 to 11:25 NQ rose 116 points, from 29905 to 30021. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 7 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +62 at 11:00. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.46 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 965 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.08.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Thursday, October 15, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at +4516 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at +0.31, while NQ closed up 395 points from the open.

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