What Does Simple Moving Average Actually Read on NQ 15-minute Charts?
Educational reference. Measured from 468 recorded values on E-mini Nasdaq-100 15-minute charts through September 29, 2026.
The middle half of all readings sat between 30,595 and 30,878, with a median of 30,727.
Simple Moving Average measures the plain average of price over a fixed number of bars. This page reports what it actually read on E-mini Nasdaq-100 15-minute charts — not what it is supposed to do, but the distribution of 468 recorded values over the last 90 days.
| Series | Median | Middle half | 5th / 95th | Full range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Moving Average | 30,727 | 30,595 – 30,878 | 30,475 / 31,035 | 30,442 – 31,045 |
The median is the middle reading, so a single unusual session cannot drag it. The middle half is where Simple Moving Average 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 15-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.