What Does Bollinger Bands Actually Read on NQ 5-minute Charts?
Educational reference. Measured from 530 recorded values on E-mini Nasdaq-100 5-minute charts through September 30, 2026.
The middle half of all readings sat between 30,616 and 30,714, with a median of 30,665.
Bollinger Bands measures a moving average with bands set a number of standard deviations either side. This page reports what it actually read on E-mini Nasdaq-100 5-minute charts — not what it is supposed to do, but the distribution of 530 recorded values over the last 90 days.
| Series | Median | Middle half | 5th / 95th | Full range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper | 30,665 | 30,616 – 30,714 | 30,495 / 30,893 | 30,446 – 30,952 |
| Middle | 30,626 | 30,576 – 30,675 | 30,456 / 30,835 | 30,425 – 30,891 |
| Lower | 30,582 | 30,527 – 30,637 | 30,417 / 30,797 | 30,361 – 30,830 |
The median is the middle reading, so a single unusual session cannot drag it. The middle half is where Bollinger Bands 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 5-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.