Where Nasdaq 100 E-mini NQ’s ADX sat on October 21, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 1,380 recorded 1m bars of NQ on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
ADX crossed above 25 24 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 7 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 25 for 46.7% of the time, between 20 and 25 for 21.0%, and below 20 for 32.2%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 25 | 46.7% | 645 | 24 | 7 min | 186 min |
| Between 20 and 25 | 21.0% | 290 | 44 | 5 min | 22 min |
| Below 20 | 32.2% | 445 | 20 | 21 min | 58 min |
Why the visit count matters more than the percentage
A share of the session says how much time a reading spent in a band. It does not say whether that time came as one sustained stretch or as repeated brief excursions. Here the reading entered the zone above 25 24 times and left it 24 times, with a median stay of 7 minutes and a longest stay of 186 minutes beginning at 16:47 ET. Below 20 there were 20 visits, a median of 21 minutes and a longest of 58 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 25 | Between | Below 20 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 57% | 18% | 25% | 60 |
| 01:00 | 17% | 35% | 48% | 60 |
| 02:00 | 3% | 62% | 35% | 60 |
| 03:00 | 43% | 35% | 22% | 60 |
| 04:00 | 37% | 28% | 35% | 60 |
| 05:00 | 98% | 2% | 0% | 60 |
| 06:00 | 90% | 10% | 0% | 60 |
| 07:00 | 42% | 33% | 25% | 60 |
| 08:00 | 0% | 7% | 93% | 60 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 3% | 97% | 60 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 18% | 82% | 60 |
| 11:00 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 60 |
| 12:00 | 80% | 20% | 0% | 60 |
| 13:00 | 92% | 8% | 0% | 60 |
| 14:00 | 20% | 17% | 63% | 60 |
| 15:00 | 43% | 20% | 37% | 60 |
| 16:00 | 47% | 23% | 30% | 60 |
| 17:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| 18:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 59 |
| 19:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 60 |
| 20:00 | 88% | 12% | 0% | 60 |
| 21:00 | 3% | 37% | 60% | 60 |
| 22:00 | 28% | 40% | 32% | 60 |
| 23:00 | 12% | 30% | 58% | 60 |
Same reading, previous session: NQ 1m ADX, October 20, 2026
What this is and is not
This is a record of where one indicator sat during one completed session. It is not a prediction, and it makes no claim that any reading preceded a move. Whether crossing 25 tends to be followed by a larger move is a separate question, measured separately.
How this was measured
Every 1m bar recorded for NQ on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 — 1,380 bars from 00:00 to 23:59 ET — was classified by its ADX reading. A visit is an unbroken run of consecutive bars in the same band. The session was complete before this page was built.