Where Nasdaq 100 E-mini NQ’s Relative Strength Index sat on October 20, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 1,380 recorded 1m bars of NQ on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Relative Strength Index crossed above 70 18 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 4 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 6.8% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 86.7%, and below 30 for 6.4%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 6.8% | 94 | 18 | 4 min | 20 min |
| Between 30 and 70 | 86.7% | 1,197 | 45 | 17 min | 141 min |
| Below 30 | 6.4% | 89 | 27 | 2 min | 17 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 70 18 times and left it 18 times, with a median stay of 4 minutes and a longest stay of 20 minutes beginning at 10:14 ET. Below 30 there were 27 visits, a median of 2 minutes and a longest of 17 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 70 | Between | Below 30 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 0% | 78% | 22% | 60 |
| 01:00 | 0% | 95% | 5% | 60 |
| 02:00 | 17% | 83% | 0% | 60 |
| 03:00 | 0% | 83% | 17% | 60 |
| 04:00 | 8% | 92% | 0% | 60 |
| 05:00 | 3% | 77% | 20% | 60 |
| 06:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 60 |
| 07:00 | 0% | 98% | 2% | 60 |
| 08:00 | 5% | 95% | 0% | 60 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 85% | 15% | 60 |
| 10:00 | 47% | 53% | 0% | 60 |
| 11:00 | 0% | 97% | 3% | 60 |
| 12:00 | 0% | 98% | 2% | 60 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 60 |
| 14:00 | 0% | 85% | 15% | 60 |
| 15:00 | 0% | 93% | 7% | 60 |
| 16:00 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 60 |
| 17:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1 |
| 18:00 | 15% | 85% | 0% | 59 |
| 19:00 | 0% | 90% | 10% | 60 |
| 20:00 | 17% | 78% | 5% | 60 |
| 21:00 | 10% | 67% | 23% | 60 |
| 22:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 60 |
| 23:00 | 0% | 97% | 3% | 60 |
Same reading, previous session: NQ 1m Relative Strength Index, October 19, 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 70 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 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 — 1,380 bars from 00:00 to 23:59 ET — was classified by its Relative Strength Index reading. A visit is an unbroken run of consecutive bars in the same band. The session was complete before this page was built.