NQ session

Friday, October 30, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 28800, made its high of 28861 at 9:55 and its low of 28233 at 14:50, and closed at 28529: down 271 points from the open, inside a 628-point range.

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

Price

Open to close: Down−271 points
Range: 628 points
High: 28861 at 9:55
Low: 28233 at 14:50
Bars closed above the open: 4 of 78 (5%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Above+0.27%
Close against the 21-bar average: Above+0.58%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 20 of 78 (26%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: A move+38
Strong bars: 0 up, 1 down
Bars in a move: 4 up, 15 down
Strongest reading: −105 at 10:20

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Rising27.46 to 28.51 (+1.05)
VXN high: 31.71 at 14:30
VXN distance at the close: Below its average−1.02
Bars with VXN above its average: 62 of 78 (79%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−15731, 10% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Negative−0.49
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Negative−0.25
Nasdaq up/down volume: Down volume leads−3.04
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Down volume leads−5.15

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 28554.25H 28556.00L 28476.75C 28529.00last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 28800, traded between 28233 (at 14:50) and 28861 (at 9:55), and closed at 28529, 271 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 43% of the session's 628-point range: a directional session down that gave back part of its move.

The session had 2 momentum moves (1 up, 1 down), defined as Move Health beyond its quiet zone on the same side for at least 3 bars in a row.

From 14:00 to 14:35 NQ fell 146 points, from 28394 to 28248. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 7 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −61 at 14:30. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 1.57 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 3111 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.03.

From 15:40 to 16:00 NQ rose 115 points, from 28415 to 28529. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +66 at 15:50. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 1.08 points and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.03. Against it: Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 166.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 59 of the session's 78 bars (76%). VXN went from 27.46 to 28.51 over the session.

The 628-point range was the 7th largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 767 points below the prior session's close of 29567.

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: 28800
High: 28861 at 9:55
Low: 28233 at 14:50
Close: 28529
Midpoint of the range: 28547
First-hour high: 28861
First-hour low: 28615
Prior session close: 29567
Opening gap: −767 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
14:00 to 14:35	Down	28394	28248	−146	7	0	−61 at 14:30	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
15:40 to 16:00	Up	28415	28529	+115	4	0	+66 at 15:50	3 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, 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	−127	246	−105	+0.18	−2281	−0.46
10:30 to 11:30	+28	169	+22	−0.18	−1911	−0.46
11:30 to 12:30	−87	134	−33	+0.65	−2381	−0.47
12:30 to 13:30	−126	184	−50	+1.14	−3485	−0.51
13:30 to 14:30	−184	201	−41	+1.93	−4044	−0.55
14:30 to 15:30	+89	197	−61	−1.79	−1349	−0.53
15:30 to 16:00	+137	213	+66	−1.56	−280	−0.49

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Friday, October 30, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Friday, October 30, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 14:00 to 14:35 NQ fell 146 points, from 28394 to 28248. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 7 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −61 at 14:30. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 1.57 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 3111 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.03.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Friday, October 30, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −15731 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.49, while NQ closed down 271 points from the open.

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