NQ session

Monday, November 2, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 28721, made its high of 28891 at 10:25 and its low of 28102 at 15:40, and closed at 28137: down 584 points from the open, inside a 790-point range.

At the close: 0 of 5 breadth readings bullish, 1 bearish, 4 neutral.

Price

Open to close: Down−584 points
Range: 790 points
High: 28891 at 10:25
Low: 28102 at 15:40
Bars closed above the open: 13 of 78 (17%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Below−0.14%
Close against the 21-bar average: Below−0.44%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 8 of 78 (10%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet−9
Strong bars: 1 up, 0 down
Bars in a move: 4 up, 21 down
Strongest reading: +150 at 10:25

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Rising28.02 to 31.20 (+3.18)
VXN high: 31.20 at 15:55
VXN distance at the close: Above its average+0.57
Bars with VXN above its average: 59 of 78 (76%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−4374, 42% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Even−0.07
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Even+0.05
Nasdaq up/down volume: Even−1.05
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Even−1.95

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 28173.75H 28173.75L 28102.50C 28137.25last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 28721, traded between 28102 (at 15:40) and 28891 (at 10:25), and closed at 28137, 584 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 74% of the session's 790-point range: a trend session down.

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

From 10:15 to 10:35 NQ rose 65 points, from 28770 to 28835. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 4 bars, 1 of them strong, and peaked at +150 at 10:25. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, VXN fell 0.16 points and Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 1180. Against it: the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio was flat.

From 12:30 to 12:55 NQ fell 68 points, from 28594 to 28526. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 5 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −88 at 12:40. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 0.28 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 1591 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.05.

From 14:00 to 14:50 NQ fell 229 points, from 28442 to 28213. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 10 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −59 at 14:35. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 1.04 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 3315 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.10.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 53 of the session's 78 bars (68%). VXN went from 28.02 to 31.20 over the session.

The 790-point range was the 3rd largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 192 points above the prior session's close of 28529.

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: 28721
High: 28891 at 10:25
Low: 28102 at 15:40
Close: 28137
Midpoint of the range: 28497
First-hour high: 28891
First-hour low: 28639
Prior session close: 28529
Opening gap: +192 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
10:15 to 10:35	Up	28770	28835	+65	4	1	+150 at 10:25	3 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK
12:30 to 12:55	Down	28594	28526	−68	5	0	−88 at 12:40	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
14:00 to 14:50	Down	28442	28213	−229	10	0	−59 at 14:35	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	+166	252	+150	−0.95	+3875	+0.38
10:30 to 11:30	−230	244	−53	+0.82	+236	+0.23
11:30 to 12:30	−63	110	−22	+0.29	+216	+0.20
12:30 to 13:30	−54	123	−88	+0.20	−1949	+0.14
13:30 to 14:30	−186	267	−56	+1.26	−3832	+0.04
14:30 to 15:30	−90	187	−59	+0.20	−1728	+0.02
15:30 to 16:00	−126	162	−51	+0.54	−1192	−0.07

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Monday, November 2, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Monday, November 2, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 14:00 to 14:50 NQ fell 229 points, from 28442 to 28213. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 10 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at −59 at 14:35. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 1.04 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 3315 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.10.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Monday, November 2, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −4374 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.07, while NQ closed down 584 points from the open.

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