15:55O 29536.75H 29573.00L 29527.50C 29566.50last bar; point at the chart to read any other

294002945029500295502960029650NQ futures, 5-minute bars, Eastern timesession open 29613Move Health 9115−1150VXN (Cboe Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index) 24.1825.123.5VXN Distance (VXN minus its 11-bar EMA) −0.201.0−1.00Nasdaq Cumulative TICK ($TIKQ) −47053117−61340Nasdaq Advance-Decline Ratio ($ADVQ, $DECLQ) 0.041−10Nasdaq-100 Advance-Decline Ratio ($ADVND, $DECLND) 0.151−10Nasdaq Up/Down Volume ($UVOLQ, $DVOLQ) 1.062.5−2.50Nasdaq-100 Up/Down Volume ($UVOLND, $DVOLND) −2.235.9−5.909:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:30
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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 29613, traded between 29405 (at 9:35) and 29677 (at 11:30), and closed at 29567, 46 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 17% of the session's 272-point range: a two-sided session with little net change.

Move Health never stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars in a row, so by this measure the session had no sustained momentum move in either direction.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 74 of the session's 78 bars (95%). VXN went from 24.79 to 24.18 over the session.

The 272-point range was the 31st largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 379 points below the prior session's close of 29991.

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
29613
High
29677 at 11:30
Low
29405 at 9:35
Close
29567
Midpoint of the range
29541
First-hour high
29631
First-hour low
29405
Prior session close
29991
Opening gap
−379 points

Momentum moves

None. A momentum move is Move Health beyond its quiet zone on the same side for at least 3 bars in a row.

Hour by hour

Eastern timeNQ changeRangeStrongest Move HealthVXN changeCumulative TICK changeA/D ratio at the end
9:30 to 10:30−39226−69−0.33+962+0.17
10:30 to 11:30+41176+24−0.28+1312+0.20
11:30 to 12:30−47139+14+0.03−435+0.16
12:30 to 13:30−39115−14−0.02−2341+0.11
13:30 to 14:30−59113−39+0.68−3628−0.01
14:30 to 15:30+2377−10−0.22−1188−0.01
15:30 to 16:00+73121+17−0.17+613+0.04

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Thursday, October 29, 2026?

NQ opened the regular session at 29613, traded between 29405 (at 9:35) and 29677 (at 11:30), and closed at 29567, 46 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 17% of the session's 272-point range: a two-sided session with little net change.

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Thursday, October 29, 2026?

Move Health never stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars in a row, so by this measure the session had no sustained momentum move in either direction.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Thursday, October 29, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −4705 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at +0.04, while NQ closed down 46 points from the open.

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