What Does MACD Actually Read on NQ (Nasdaq 100 E-mini Futures) 10 minute Charts?
Educational reference. Measured from 8,933 recorded values on E-mini Nasdaq 100 10 minute charts through October 30, 2026.
The middle half of all readings sat between -15.83 and 16.88, with a median of 1.24.
MACD measures the distance between two moving averages of price, so it describes momentum shifting rather than price itself. This page reports what it actually read on E-mini Nasdaq 100 10 minute charts — not what it is supposed to do, but the distribution of 8,933 recorded values over the last 90 days.
| Series | Median | Middle half | 5th / 95th | Full range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacD | 1.24 | -15.83 – 16.88 | -48.89 / 44.59 | -122.84 – 268.67 |
| Avg | 1.24 | -14.80 – 16.19 | -46.64 / 42.79 | -119.01 – 197.80 |
| Diff | -0.1832 | -4.74 – 4.36 | -12.54 / 13.93 | -41.39 – 70.86 |
The median is the middle reading, so a single unusual session cannot drag it. The middle half is where MACD sat on half of all bars — the range you should expect to see most of the time on this chart.
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How this was measured
Every 10 minute bar of E-mini Nasdaq 100 recorded in the last 90 days was read, and the values grouped without smoothing or filtering. Series with fewer than 400 readings are omitted rather than shown on thin evidence. These are recorded values, not predictions.
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