NQ session

Thursday, November 5, 2026

NQ opened the regular session at 28203, made its high of 28228 at 9:30 and its low of 26718 at 15:55, and closed at 26744: down 1459 points from the open, inside a 1510-point range.

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

Price

Open to close: Down−1459 points
Range: 1510 points
High: 28228 at 9:30
Low: 26718 at 15:55
Bars closed above the open: 0 of 78 (0%)
Close against the 7-bar average: Below−0.42%
Close against the 21-bar average: Below−0.75%
Bars closed above the 21-bar average: 15 of 78 (19%)

Momentum

Move Health at the close: Quiet−14
Strong bars: 0 up, 11 down
Bars in a move: 4 up, 21 down
Strongest reading: −299 at 9:50

Volatility

VXN, open to close: Rising26.49 to 37.83 (+11.34)
VXN high: 38.61 at 13:20
VXN distance at the close: Above its average+0.99
Bars with VXN above its average: 58 of 78 (74%)

Breadth

Nasdaq cumulative TICK: Bearish−21692, 14% of bars added
Nasdaq advance-decline: Negative−0.66
Nasdaq-100 advance-decline: Lopsided down−0.72
Nasdaq up/down volume: Down volume leads−3.11
Nasdaq-100 up/down volume: Down volume leads−17.20

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 26896.25H 26906.00L 26718.00C 26744.00last bar; point at the chart to read any other

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Session summary

NQ opened the regular session at 28203, traded between 26718 (at 15:55) and 28228 (at 9:30), and closed at 26744, 1459 points below the open. The close-to-open change was 97% of the session's 1510-point range: a trend session down.

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 9:30 to 11:05 NQ fell 1316 points, from 28203 to 26887. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 19 bars, 11 of them strong, and peaked at −299 at 9:50. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 10.83 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 8640 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.46.

From 14:45 to 15:00 NQ rose 35 points, from 27082 to 27117. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 3 bars, none of them strong, and peaked at +48 at 14:50. 3 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were above both moving averages, Nasdaq cumulative TICK rose 29 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio rose 0.01. Against it: VXN rose 0.08 points.

Move Health was in its quiet zone on 53 of the session's 78 bars (68%). VXN went from 26.49 to 37.83 over the session.

The 1510-point range was the 1st largest of the 40 sessions in the archive, where the median range is 379 points. NQ opened 364 points below the prior session's close of 28567.

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: 28203
High: 28228 at 9:30
Low: 26718 at 15:55
Close: 26744
Midpoint of the range: 27473
First-hour high: 28228
First-hour low: 27086
Prior session close: 28567
Opening gap: −364 points

Momentum moves

Window	Direction	From	To	Points	Bars	Strong bars	Peak Move Health	Confirmed by
9:30 to 11:05	Down	28203	26887	−1316	19	11	−299 at 9:50	4 of 4: Moving averages, VXN, Cumulative TICK, Advance-decline ratio
14:45 to 15:00	Up	27082	27117	+35	3	0	+48 at 14:50	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	−977	1143	−299	+7.59	−5019	−0.49
10:30 to 11:30	+88	604	−90	−0.03	−4647	−0.64
11:30 to 12:30	−280	347	−68	+0.63	−4938	−0.68
12:30 to 13:30	−114	253	−39	+2.09	−3093	−0.69
13:30 to 14:30	−16	247	+5	−1.12	−2121	−0.69
14:30 to 15:30	−18	329	+48	−0.22	−1119	−0.69
15:30 to 16:00	−146	238	−14	+1.56	−755	−0.66

Questions about this session

What did NQ futures do on Thursday, November 5, 2026?

Was there a momentum move in NQ on Thursday, November 5, 2026?

Yes. The largest: From 9:30 to 11:05 NQ fell 1316 points, from 28203 to 26887. Move Health stayed beyond its quiet zone for 19 bars, 11 of them strong, and peaked at −299 at 9:50. 4 of 4 other readings confirmed the move: 100% of closes were below both moving averages, VXN rose 10.83 points, Nasdaq cumulative TICK fell 8640 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio fell 0.46.

What did Nasdaq market breadth do on Thursday, November 5, 2026?

Nasdaq cumulative TICK ended the session at −21692 and the Nasdaq advance-decline ratio ended at −0.66, while NQ closed down 1459 points from the open.

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