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NQ - 10/16The red box is yesterday's candle showing the high, median and low range. within the daily candle is a 15min ladder that creates a 1hr FrontSide(FS) level in yellow. The Inv,FS in blue above price is the 15min resistance level. Inv. stands for Inverse. They are the inverse of the other levels labels BS or FS. BS or FS = support levels unless marked as a solid line. Inv.BS or Inv.FS = resistance unless marked as solid line, The grey box is last week high, median and low range. The green lines are some 5min timeframe levels.
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by StudyGuideTA
Expecting for news to move price lower into the New Week OpeningMy bias going into Thursday's trading is bearish. I do still believe price has unfinished business inside that New Week Opening Gap. We also have the monthly wick high resting just shy below as well. Currently inside a daily Fair Value Gap and I have the quadrant levels of that Gap as well drawn out with the green line representing the Consequent Encroachment. Will see if price is holding to my bias and will look for short entries.
CME_MINI:MNQ1!Short
by c-algotrades
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CME_MINI:MNQ1!Education
by GlobalWolfStreet
NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 10/16/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQZ2025 - PR High: 24992.25 - PR Low: 24936.50 - NZ Spread: 124.75 Key scheduled economic events: 08:30 | Initial Jobless Claims - Retail Sales (Core|MoM) - Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index - PPI AMP margins temp raised for pre-RTH expected economic volatility Session Open Stats (As of 12:55 AM) - Session Open ATR: 379.49 - Volume: 30K - Open Int: 281K - Trend Grade: Long - From BA ATH: -1.8% (Rounded) Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges) - Long: 26020 - Mid: 23571 - Short: 21939 Keep in mind this is not speculation or a prediction. Only a report of the Power Range with Fib extensions for target hunting. Do your DD! You determine your risk tolerance. You are fully capable of making your own decisions. BA: Back Adjusted BuZ/BeZ: Bull Zone / Bear Zone NZ: Neutral Zone
CME_MINI:NQZ2025Short
by mv3trader5
LQ sweep 15 min to Open Range GapThis trade was taken on the NASDAQ 100 (NQ1!) on the 15-minute timeframe. The setup was based on Smart Money Concepts, following a clear liquidity sweep and a shift in market structure. Price had been moving bullish in a corrective phase after a previous downtrend. As the market reached the 25,000 area, it took out the buy-side liquidity above the recent highs, trapping long positions. Shortly after that sweep, a bearish break of structure confirmed a potential reversal. I entered short after price retraced back into the supply zone, which also aligned with a fair value gap and the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level of the last bearish impulse. The entry was confluenced by a trendline break and strong rejection from a premium area, indicating that smart money was likely distributing positions. My stop loss was placed just above the liquidity sweep high, while my take-profit target was set at the next major liquidity pool and discount zone around 24,440–24,480. The position moved strongly in my favor shortly after the entry. The trade respected structure perfectly and hit the projected target area. The setup delivered a solid risk-to-reward ratio of around 1:5 to 1:6. At the time of the screenshot, I had a realized profit of +$19,869.31 and an unrealized profit of +$25,675.00, meaning part of the position was still running. Overall, this was a clean and high-probability short setup following SMC principles: liquidity grab, break of structure, retracement into a fair value gap, and a continuation into the next liquidity pool below.
CME_MINI:NQ1!Short
by morriswernli
tomorrows chart markupsshould i start going live??? Im really dope in this market. So I posted chart markups for tomorrow. Its 8am and i LITERALLY WAS IN THE MARKET FOR 6 mins and 54 secs. profited double my daily profit on my funded account ($1200). I know what im doing and I know what I see in these markets. I dont need indicators telling me anything. Shoutout to the NAKED traders. Follow me, until tomorrow young bulls!!! keep going bullish until it hit my blue zone. then make a decision
CME_MINI:NQZ2025Long
by NasdaqNyk
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GET IN WHERE YOU FIT INGO check the post i posted about the chart markups today and where price was going to go... you eat between the lines... price was between levels and it broke a support zone and retested it. Good thing about it, some of yall can profit off the picture post if you trade off the 1 minute timeframe because I gave yall the sauce. PRICE DIDNT EVEN HIT THIT THE NECKLINE FROM THE DOUBLE TOP PATTERM CREATED LAST WEEK BEFORE THE MAJOR DROP. READ THE CANDLES, IT SHOWS YOU HOW TO PRINT MONEY.
CME_MINI:NQZ2025Long
by NasdaqNyk
Powell Signals the End of QT — Relief Rally or the Calm Before?First, let’s look at the key points from Powell’s remarks at the 67th Annual Meeting of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE): * The future path of monetary policy will depend on the assessment of data and risks. * The balance sheet remains a vital tool of monetary policy. * Fed officials will discuss the composition of the balance sheet. * Balance sheet reduction (QT) could come to an end in the coming months. * Inflation remains on an upward trajectory. * The labor market shows signs of notable downside risks. From this set of statements, my conclusion is that if the Fed and Powell start speaking more decisively about ending QT and halting balance sheet reduction, it would be highly significant. It would indicate that the Fed is becoming increasingly concerned about the future of the labor market — and likely signals more aggressive and deeper rate cuts ahead. Halting the balance sheet reduction while simultaneously cutting rates could provide some support to the U.S. economy and ease pressure on equities and financial markets. However, if QT is paused but unemployment continues to rise, we should expect a sharp downturn in financial and equity markets. Overall, given Powell’s dovish tone, my trading bias remains bearish, unless a strong technical reversal emerges. That said, the U.S.–China trade tensions currently carry even greater importance in shaping market direction.
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by Wall_StreetWolf
NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 10/15/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQZ2025 - PR High: 24816.25 - PR Low: 24750.50 - NZ Spread: 147.0 CPI rescheduled to Friday per AMP Futures update Session Open Stats (As of 12:15 AM) - Session Open ATR: 375.60 - Volume: 30K - Open Int: 279K - Trend Grade: Long - From BA ATH: -2.4% (Rounded) Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges) - Long: 26020 - Mid: 23571 - Short: 21939 Keep in mind this is not speculation or a prediction. Only a report of the Power Range with Fib extensions for target hunting. Do your DD! You determine your risk tolerance. You are fully capable of making your own decisions. BA: Back Adjusted BuZ/BeZ: Bull Zone / Bear Zone NZ: Neutral Zone
CME_MINI:NQZ2025Long
by mv3trader5
Monster Head and Shoulders 2.0We made it through this choke point recently and were shooting for the moon. Ji Jinping made a real dumb move Friday and the markets panicked. The whole world knows he's holding a 7-2 offsuit - a losing hand in polka. The panic is over. The px is coiling. The trend is unmistakable. The support is rock solid. We are in an historical bull market unleashed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and fueled by an environment of deregulation, tax cuts and a business-friendly administration. Today Powell all but said the Fed will cut interest rates at their next meeting 10.28-29. How will you play your next move? Our job description as day traders is to take and manage risk. To that end I sold 10 contracts picked up under the choke point. I bot 3 contracts at 24930 and sold 1 contract at 24929.5. If the px retreats to the support level, I will buy it back. As the px goes up, I will sell those 3 contracts every 19.5 points and buy three more at 20 points. How will you play your hand?
CME_MINI:MNQ1!
by Sidgate
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