Nasdaq 100 Futures Real Time: NQ (Nasdaq 100 E-mini Futures) 5 Minute Momentum Prediction vs What Happened, October 21, 2026
Searching “nasdaq 100 futures real time”? Here is E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures (NQ) on the 5 minute chart: at 12:00 PM ET on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 the LiveCharts.AI prediction had the Momentum heading down over the next 30 bars, and the Momentum went down.
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Every session since October 6: the 12:00 PM Momentum prediction on the NQ 5 minute chart
The Momentum prediction made at 12:00 PM ET went the right way over the next 30 bars on 7 of 10 sessions; always guessing the same direction would have been right on 6.
| Session | Predicted Momentum | What happened | Same direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Oct 21 | down | down | yes |
| Fri Oct 16 | up | up | yes |
| Thu Oct 15 | down | down | yes |
| Wed Oct 14 | up | up | yes |
| Tue Oct 13 | down | up | no |
| Mon Oct 12 | down | down | yes |
| Fri Oct 9 | down | up | no |
| Thu Oct 8 | up | up | yes |
| Wed Oct 7 | down | down | yes |
| Tue Oct 6 | down | up | no |
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This page records what the LiveCharts.AI Momentum prediction said for NQ on the 5 minute chart and what the Momentum did next. It does not describe any indicator reading as a reason to act.