NQ session

Friday, October 16, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 30023, made its high of 30046 at 9:30 and its low of 29269 at 15:05, and closed at 29379: down 644 points from the open, inside a 777-point range.

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

Price

Open to close: Down−644 points
Range: 777 points
High: 30046 at 9:30
Low: 29269 at 15:05
Bars closed above the open: 0 of 78 (0%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Above+0.06%
Close against the 21-bar average: Above+0.02%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 3 of 78 (4%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet+1
Strong bars: 0 up, 0 down
Bars in a move: 0 up, 21 down
Strongest reading: −92 at 11:20

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Rising22.59 to 27.04 (+4.45)
VXN high: 28.06 at 13:15
VXN distance at the close: Below its average−0.31
Bars with VXN above its average: 60 of 78 (77%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−20658, 8% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Negative−0.48
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Negative−0.36
Nasdaq up/down volume: Down volume leads−2.21
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Down volume leads−4.95

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 29364.50H 29414.50L 29353.50C 29379.25last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 30023, traded between 29269 (at 15:05) and 30046 (at 9:30), and closed at 29379, 644 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 83% of the session's 777-point range: a trend session down.

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

From 9:45 to 10:10 NQ fell 99 points, from 29937 to 29837. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 5 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −57 at 9:50. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.10 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 53 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.05.

From 11:05 to 11:30 NQ fell 115 points, from 29798 to 29682. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 5 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −92 at 11:20. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.18 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1878 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.08.

From 13:00 to 13:25 NQ fell 150 points, from 29615 to 29464. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 5 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −89 at 13:15. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 1.63 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 2395 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.05.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 57 of the session's 78 bars (73%). VXN went from 22.59 to 27.04 over the session.

The 777-point range was the 4th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 118 points below the prior session's close of 30141.

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: 30023
High: 30046 at 9:30
Low: 29269 at 15:05
Close: 29379
Midpoint of the range: 29657
First-hour high: 30046
First-hour low: 29787
Prior session close: 30141
Opening gap: −118 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
9:45 to 10:10	Down	29937	29837	−99	5	−57 at 9:50	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
11:05 to 11:30	Down	29798	29682	−115	5	−92 at 11:20	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
13:00 to 13:25	Down	29615	29464	−150	5	−89 at 13:15	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	−208	259	−70	+0.55	−653	−0.09
10:30 to 11:30	−134	302	−92	+0.61	−2817	−0.20
11:30 to 12:30	−7	145	−27	+0.69	−4883	−0.33
12:30 to 13:30	−185	251	−89	+2.27	−5123	−0.44
13:30 to 14:30	−78	191	−17	+1.40	−4161	−0.49
14:30 to 15:30	−2	159	−29	−0.42	−1852	−0.47
15:30 to 16:00	−34	128	+5	−0.41	−1169	−0.48

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Friday, October 16, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Friday, October 16, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 13:00 to 13:25 NQ fell 150 points, from 29615 to 29464. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 5 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −89 at 13:15. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 1.63 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 2395 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.05.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Friday, October 16, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −20658 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.48, while NQ closed down 644 points from the open.

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