What Does Simple Moving Average Actually Read on NQ 1-minute Charts?
Educational reference. Measured from 89,393 recorded values on E-mini Nasdaq-100 1-minute charts through September 4, 2026.
The middle half of all readings sat between 29,199 and 29,897, with a median of 29,592.
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 1-minute charts — not what it is supposed to do, but the distribution of 89,393 recorded values over the last 90 days.
| Series | Median | Middle half | 5th / 95th | Full range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Moving Average | 29,592 | 29,199 – 29,897 | 28,226 / 30,560 | 27,253 – 30,960 |
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 1-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 forecasts.