15:55O 29151.00H 29158.50L 29121.25C 29145.00last bar; point at the chart to read any other
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Session summary
NQ opened the regular session at 29516, traded between 29033 (at 15:45) and 29595 (at 10:00), and closed at 29145, 371 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 66% of the session's 562-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 10:20 to 11:15 NQ fell 212 points, from 29455 to 29243. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 11 bars, 4 of them strong, and peaked at −142 at 10:25. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 91% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 1.01 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1705 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.10.
Move Health was in its quiet zone on 62 of the session's 78 bars (79%). VXN went from 26.00 to 28.83 over the session.
The 562-point range was the 14th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 482 points below the prior session's close of 29998.
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
- 29516
- High
- 29595 at 10:00
- Low
- 29033 at 15:45
- Close
- 29145
- Midpoint of the range
- 29314
- First-hour high
- 29595
- First-hour low
- 29347
- Prior session close
- 29998
- Opening gap
- −482 points
Momentum moves
| Window | Direction | From | To | Points | Bars | Strong bars | Peak Move Health | Confirmed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:20 to 11:15 | Down | 29455 | 29243 | −212 | 11 | 4 | −142 at 10:25 | 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 | −157 | 248 | −142 | +1.59 | −992 | −0.14 |
| 10:30 to 11:30 | −71 | 143 | −140 | +0.42 | −691 | −0.13 |
| 11:30 to 12:30 | +50 | 144 | +30 | −0.42 | −214 | −0.10 |
| 12:30 to 13:30 | −129 | 203 | −75 | +0.83 | −2548 | −0.17 |
| 13:30 to 14:30 | −89 | 143 | −41 | +0.85 | −1519 | −0.17 |
| 14:30 to 15:30 | +31 | 103 | −23 | +0.19 | −990 | −0.16 |
| 15:30 to 16:00 | −7 | 126 | +3 | −0.58 | −226 | −0.16 |
Questions about this session
What did NQ futures do on Thursday, October 22, 2026?
NQ opened the regular session at 29516, traded between 29033 (at 15:45) and 29595 (at 10:00), and closed at 29145, 371 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 66% of the session's 562-point range: a trend session down.
Was there a momentum move in NQ on Thursday, October 22, 2026?
Yes. From 10:20 to 11:15 NQ fell 212 points, from 29455 to 29243. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 11 bars, 4 of them strong, and peaked at −142 at 10:25. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 91% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 1.01 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1705 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.10.
What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Thursday, October 22, 2026?
Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −7180 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.16, while NQ closed down 371 points from the open.
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