NQ session

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 29561, made its low of 29495 at 10:15 and its high of 29881 at 15:45, and closed at 29813: up 252 points from the open, inside a 387-point range.

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

Price

Open to close: Up+252 points
Range: 387 points
High: 29881 at 15:45
Low: 29495 at 10:15
Bars closed above the open: 71 of 78 (91%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Below−0.09%
Close against the 21-bar average: Below−0.00%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 44 of 78 (56%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet−7
Strong bars: 0 up, 0 down
Bars in a move: 10 up, 0 down
Strongest reading: +56 at 11:55

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Falling25.65 to 25.00 (−0.65)
VXN high: 25.81 at 10:15
VXN distance at the close: Above its average+0.09
Bars with VXN above its average: 23 of 78 (29%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bullish+11428, 82% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Positive+0.31
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Positive+0.22
Nasdaq up/down volume: Up volume leads+2.31
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Up volume leads+3.11

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 29811.50H 29829.25L 29802.75C 29813.25last bar; point at the chart to read any other

7-bar average
21-bar average
the session's opening price
Each pane title links to that indicator's page.

Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 29561, traded between 29495 (at 10:15) and 29881 (at 15:45), and closed at 29813, 252 points above the open. The close-to-open change was 65% of the session's 387-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 10:35 to 10:55 NQ rose 40 points, from 29652 to 29692. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +51 at 10:45. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.14 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 1541 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.08.

From 11:00 to 11:20 NQ rose 44 points, from 29709 to 29752. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +43 at 11:05. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 853 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 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 25.65 to 25.00 over the session.

The 387-point range was the 20th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 122 points above the prior session's close of 29440.

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: 29561
High: 29881 at 15:45
Low: 29495 at 10:15
Close: 29813
Midpoint of the range: 29688
First-hour high: 29688
First-hour low: 29495
Prior session close: 29440
Opening gap: +122 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
10:35 to 10:55	Up	29652	29692	+40	4	0	+51 at 10:45	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
11:00 to 11:20	Up	29709	29752	+44	4	0	+43 at 11:05	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	+50	193	+14	−0.04	+32	+0.11
10:30 to 11:30	+157	169	+51	−0.20	+3618	+0.26
11:30 to 12:30	+78	136	+56	−0.29	+3373	+0.29
12:30 to 13:30	−57	76	−12	−0.02	+643	+0.29
13:30 to 14:30	−14	61	+7	+0.12	+1166	+0.27
14:30 to 15:30	+47	68	+15	−0.01	+1727	+0.30
15:30 to 16:00	−10	79	+8	+0.13	+869	+0.31

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Tuesday, October 27, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Tuesday, October 27, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 11:00 to 11:20 NQ rose 44 points, from 29709 to 29752. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +43 at 11:05. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 853 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.02. Against it: VXN was flat.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Tuesday, October 27, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at +11428 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at +0.31, while NQ closed up 252 points from the open.

Each indicator's rule is on its own page, and the data and its limits are in the methodology.