Where NQ’s Relative Strength Index sat on September 18, 2026
Educational reference. Measured from 204 recorded 5m bars of NQ on Friday, September 18, 2026.
Relative Strength Index crossed above 70 6 separate times during the session, and the typical visit lasted 32 minutes.
Across the whole session it sat above 70 for 33.3% of the time, between 30 and 70 for 64.2%, and below 30 for 2.5%.
| Band | Share of session | Bars | Separate visits | Median visit | Longest visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above 70 | 33.3% | 68 | 6 | 32 min | 180 min |
| Between 30 and 70 | 64.2% | 131 | 7 | 15 min | 375 min |
| Below 30 | 2.5% | 5 | 2 | 12 min | 20 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 6 times and left it 6 times, with a median stay of 32 minutes and a longest stay of 180 minutes beginning at 00:45 ET. Below 30 there were 2 visits, a median of 12 minutes and a longest of 20 minutes.
Where in the session it happened
| Hour (ET) | Above 70 | Between | Below 30 | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 83% | 17% | 0% | 12 |
| 01:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 02:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
| 03:00 | 92% | 8% | 0% | 12 |
| 04:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 05:00 | 0% | 92% | 8% | 12 |
| 06:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 07:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 08:00 | 0% | 67% | 33% | 12 |
| 09:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 10:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 11:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 12:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 13:00 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 12 |
| 14:00 | 17% | 83% | 0% | 12 |
| 15:00 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 12 |
| 16:00 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 12 |
Same reading, previous session: NQ 5m Relative Strength Index, September 17, 2026
What this is and is not
This is a record of where one indicator sat during one completed session. It is not a forecast, 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 5m bar recorded for NQ on Friday, September 18, 2026 — 204 bars from 00:00 to 16:55 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.
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