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NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 9/8/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQU2025 - PR High: 23748.00 - PR Low: 23650.25 - NZ Spread: 218.75 No key scheduled economic events Session Open Stats (As of 1:25 AM 9/8) - Session Open ATR: 307.04 - Volume: 31K - Open Int: 285K - Trend Grade: Long - From BA ATH: -1.3% (Rounded) Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges) - Long: 24382 - Mid: 23239 - Short: 22096 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:NQU2025
by mv3trader5
Is Nasdaq still Bullish?I’m still sensing bullish momentum on Nasdaq. My expectation is for price to retrace back into this week’s NWOG before making a push toward last week’s NWOG and the 1-hour gap at 23,583.00. There’s also a possibility we dip to fill the gap at 23,400.00 first, but if that scenario plays out, I don’t see price maintaining its bullish momentum afterward. On the weekly chart, price continues to strongly respect the Bullish OB formed in the first week of August. As long as this level holds, I expect momentum to carry us higher in the near term. We'll see tomorrow morning⚡
CME_MINI:MNQ1!Long
by GeneralJWS
2
NQ - 9/4 1HRMonthly timeframe Pink Weekly = Grey Daily = Red 4hr = Orange 1hr = Yellow 15min = Blue 5min = Green 4 candles, 6 Levels, & MarketMeta Range = 2 or consecutive candles of the same color. Distribution Range - When price is above a distribution range it will act as support. When price is below, the SwingLow will be the boundary/entrance/exit of the range. Distribution ranges consist of the 1st candle called the BackSide and last candle called the Frontside. Each has expectations. BackSide candle (BS): expectation=strong reaction to price, support price. Hold price above it. Mark this level with a horizontal ray tool on the topside wick or topside body. FrontSide candle (FS) expectation = support price until trend reversal. Protects the SwingLow, exit of range. To mark this level, place the horizontal ray tool on the topside wick or topside body. SwingLow = the bottom side wick of the FrontSide Candle. Boundary of the range. The Accumulation Range - When price is BELOW an accumulation range then these levels will act as resistance to price. Inverse Backside (Inv.BS)= the first candle in the accumulation range. Its marked on the bottom side wick or body of the candle. Its usually next to a Frontside candle. Traders like to see Inverse BackSide candles engulf Frontside candles and create an impulsive Fair Value Gap. These f.V.G's next to FrontSide levels have higher probability than those that don't have the engulfing, F.V.G.. the last candle in the accumulation range is the Inverse FrontSide (Inv.FS) marking the topside wick with the horizontal ray tool is to mark the SwingHigh Level. Mark the bottom side wick or body to display the Inv.FS level.
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by StudyGuideTA
Disaster Puts & Nasdaq: Why Hedging Tech Risk is Back in Focus?Periods of calm in financial markets often mask the risks that lie beneath. With the Nasdaq 100 trading at elevated valuations and implied volatilities back at subdued levels, the cost of buying protection has rarely looked cheaper. That sets the stage for a discussion around “disaster puts,” those deep out-of-the-money (OTM) put options designed to protect against sudden and severe drawdowns. These hedges, which would otherwise appear unnecessary, become relevant in cases where history repeats itself, reminding investors of how quickly corrections can turn into crashes. The Nasdaq 100 has surged nearly 40% since its April bottom, powered by the Magnificent 7 rally (+50%). But options traders aren’t buying the calm; they’re piling into disaster puts on QQQ (an ETF tracking the index), driving the 2-month 10-delta to 25-delta put volatility ratio to a three-year high. Source: Bloomberg Put skew simply measures how expensive deep OTM crash protection is compared to nearer-the-money downside hedges. Here, a 10-delta put is a very low-probability and a deep OTM option—essentially as insurance against a rare and severe plunge. The 25-delta put is much closer to the current price and represents more standard protection. The ratio rising toward 1.8x means those deep crash hedges are nearly 80% more expensive than regular downside hedges. Normally, these “disaster puts” always cost more, but the increasing gap shows investors are paying up for tail-risk protection, worried about another sudden April-style selloff rather than just a typical 5–10% correction. So while the elevated put skew underscores crash hedging demand, it’s only part of the story. To see how the market is weighing downside protection against upside chase in general, we can look at the call/put skew: Source: CME QuikStrike Nasdaq 100 ( NQ ) 10-delta skew also shows deep OTM puts trading at a heavy premium to upside calls. Elevated put skew reflects persistent demand for crash protection, while negative call skew signals little appetite for chasing extreme rallies. Though not as extreme in magnitude, the preference of calls over puts is clearly reflected in the same chart on the 25-delta skew: Source: CME QuikStrike Bearish Tilt in ETF and Futures Positioning As of 02/Sept, options OI for NQ across all expiries is decisively bearish, with the put-call ratio being 1.45 overall: Source: CME QuikStrike Among all expiries through to the end of the year, it is the one expiring on 19/Sept that has the highest OI, followed by the 19/Dec and 17/Oct expiries. The October expiry has the most bearish OI outlook, with a PCR of 1.89. This QuikStrike table below tracks daily open interest changes for the weekly Nasdaq-100 (NQ) options contract expiring Friday, September 5th. Source: CME QuikStrike The build-up of put positions over the past session stands out. On 29/Aug, 90 puts were added for the 23,300 strike; 133 puts were added for the 23,175 strike; and 84 puts were added for the 22,900 strike—a 2.3% decline from the current price. Source: CME QuikStrike Going even further deep OTM, we see that strikes as low as 20,950 have also garnered put interest recently: The additions of 44 puts for that, along with the high concentration of puts above the 22,500 strike, reinforce the hedging demand build-up for the index. Having said that, near-the-money calls have also seen some interest, with the call interest falling dramatically above the 24,000 strike. Taken together, the recent OI change mirrors the broader skew dynamics, where investors are paying for tail protection, but there also remains a pocket of bullish positioning near-the-money, reflecting both optimism in the rally’s resilience and nervousness about another outsized swing. The chart below shows the Commitment of Traders (CoT) report for the Micro Nasdaq 100 ( MNQ ) contract: Source: CME QuikStrike This reflects that retail investors (non-reportable) have already taken note: the positioning has flipped decisively net short starting in July. As of August 26, retail traders held 36,507 longs versus 55,534 shorts, leaving them net short by about 19,000 contracts. This marks a sharp contrast to June, when retail had a strong net long bias. Source: CME QuikStrike However, CoT data for asset managers and hedge funds (leveraged) shows that speculators here are still leaning net long. While the latter did add a lot of short positions, it was a 21% week-on-week decline as against the 30% increase in their long positions. History’s Warning: Valuations and Vulnerability This renewed appetite for disaster insurance reflects a deeper truth: the Nasdaq 100 has never been a gentle market to own when sentiment turns. Its tech-heavy composition leaves it more exposed than the S&P 500 when valuations come under pressure. Four episodes stand out. The dot-com bust from March 2000 to October 2002 remains the starkest example. The Nasdaq 100 collapsed by nearly 80%, compared with a 45% decline for the S&P 500. An era of speculative IPOs and unprofitable startups had inflated expectations well beyond what fundamentals could support. When capital dried up, the selling pressure was relentless, and the recovery took more than a decade. A similar concern about high capex for firms pivoting around AI and their corresponding high valuations worries those who are averse to a call back to post-Y2K events. A July 2025 report from MIT highlights that 95% of companies investing in GenAI have yet to see financial returns, while Ted Mortonson of Baird flags sky-high valuations in AI stocks with scant earnings as reminiscent of past excess. The firms are priced to perfection; expectations so high that they are valued with the assumption that everything will go right. In these cases, even a small disappointment can cause the stock to fall sharply because expectations are already maxed out. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also cautioned last month that investors are possibly “overexcited,” while Apollo’s Torsten Slok noted that the top-tier S&P names today may be more overvalued than during the 1999 tech apex. Source: Apollo Academy The top-10 for both—the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100—constitutes the same names, with Berkshire Hathaway replacing Netflix in the former index. Though the chart above pertains to the S&P 500, the situation looks meeker for the Nasdaq 100. The 2022 bear market brought the focus back to valuations and rates. As the Federal Reserve hiked aggressively to contain inflation, the S&P 500 slipped about 25%. The Nasdaq 100, with its sensitivity to discount rates and long-duration earnings, fell closer to 35%. This reinforced the dot-com lesson: when the cost of capital rises, growth stocks are punished most severely. Hedging in a Calm Market Today, the volatility markets tell an interesting story. The Cboe Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VXN) shows option premiums to be at near-yearly lows. Overall, option premiums are subdued, making standard hedges unusually cheap. Tying it back to the disaster puts, the relative cost of crash protection has still spiked with investors crowding into deep OTM puts. In other words, plain insurance is inexpensive, but extreme insurance is at a premium. Having said that, net ETF flows into QQQ also continue to indicate that investors remain confident in tech, even as concentration risk rises. In August, the inflows netted over $1.8 billion. Assets under management (AUM) have also reached an all-time high, having recovered after the slump in April. All of this, and especially the subdued IVs, means that hedging is now cheaper; it is also more urgent, given how quickly positioning can flip. And while protection is unusually inexpensive now, this isn’t as much about predicting the next crash via disaster puts, but more about taking advantage of the market’s calm to lock in cost-efficient insurance. Just as homeowners don’t buy fire insurance because they expect a blaze tomorrow, prudent investors can use puts to guard against shocks. CME’s weekly Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 options (and Micro E-mini S&P 500 options) offer a flexible way to manage near-term risks, with contract sizes one-tenth the notional of standard E-minis. These options allow hedgers to size positions precisely, hedge around specific events like Fed meetings, CPI releases, or major earnings weeks, and do so at a fraction of the capital cost. Protection can be rolled week to week, letting investors adjust to changing conditions without tying up excessive premium budgets. The Micro weeklies strike the middle ground wherein the long-haul protection of disaster puts can be replaced with more agile and affordable coverage, offering “rolling” caution for the kind of shocks that arrive when least expected. MARKET DATA CME Real-time Market Data helps identify trading set-ups and express market views better. 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CME_MINI:MNQ1!
by mintdotfinance
NQ FUTURES IDEA We are looking to test the top of 23,782 NQ but if we fall below 23,608 NQ we going short. I think we have a higher chance of going down below 23,782 NQ tomorrow. Because Wall Street is on edge heading into Friday’s nonfarm payrolls. Economists forecasting the U.S. economy added 75,000 jobs last month, a weak estimate that’s only slightly higher than the dismal 73,000 headline number in the July report. The unemployment rate is also projected to tick higher, to 4.3% from 4.2%. I know Las Vegas unemployment is one of the highest in the nation so things are not well so NQ will continue to have more volatility.
CME_MINI:NQU2025Short
by ReadyTraderOne702
NQ Power Range Report with FIB Ext - 9/4/2025 SessionCME_MINI:NQU2025 - PR High: 23458.25 - PR Low: 23434.25 - NZ Spread: 53.5 Key scheduled economic events: 08:15 | ADP Nonfarm Employment Change 08:30 | Initial Jobless Claims 09:45 | S&P Global Services PMI 10:00 | ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI - ISM Non-Manufacturing Prices 12:00 | Crude Oil Inventories Session Open Stats (As of 12:25 AM 9/4) - Session Open ATR: 299.73 - Volume: 26K - Open Int: 277K - Trend Grade: Long - From BA ATH: -2.3% (Rounded) Key Levels (Rounded - Think of these as ranges) - Long: 24382 - Mid: 23239 - Short: 22096 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:NQU2025Long
by mv3trader5
Nasdaq Futures (NQ) Double Correction Targets 22752 DownsideNasdaq Futures (NQ) display a bearish sequence with a lower low from the 13 August high, signaling potential for further declines. The decline from this peak is unfolding as a double three Elliott Wave structure. From the 13 August high, wave W concluded at 23035. The subsequent wave X rally formed a zigzag pattern, with wave ((a)) peaking at 23369.25 and wave ((b)) dipping to 23076.75. The Index then climbed in wave ((c)) to 23804.49, completing wave X. The Index has since resumed its descent in wave Y, breaking below the wave W low at 23035, confirming the next downward leg. From wave X, wave (a) ended at 23370.5, followed by a wave (b) rally to 23509.5. The Index then continued lower in wave (c) to 23025.25, finalizing wave ((w)). Currently, wave ((x)) is underway, correcting the cycle from the 29 August high before the Index turns lower again. In the near term, as long as the pivot at 23804.49 remains intact, expect any rally to falter in a 3, 7, or 11 swing, leading to further downside. The projected target for wave Y lies between 22111.1 and 22752, based on the 100% – 161.8% Fibonacci extension of wave W.
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by Elliottwave-Forecast
1
Thinking the impossibleIm thinking the impossible likeliness of NQ pushing higher testing 24000, before pulling back to create a leg down before moving higher again later. Sept & October is a possible red candle to allow long term buyers to buy at a lower price, perhaps similar to Feb and March pullback or perhaps not. The monthly candles are getting smaller during the past 2 months, which was also demonstrated in Feb and March. Price exhaustion based on a Demark 13 similar to Jun and July 24 before the pullback in August to October 24 adding the conviction of a probable pullback. Nobody can be certain what will happen in the future, just thinking the probable likeliness. Just an idea to ponder.
CME_MINI:NQ1!Short
by otakgemuk
NASDAQ (NAS 100): Short Term Sells to the Weekly +FVG!Welcome back to the Weekly Forex Forecast for the week of Sept 1 - 5th. In this video, we will analyze the following FX market: NASDAQ (NQ1!) NAS100 The NASDAQ failed to make a new ATH last week, indicating some weakness in the market. Frequently, Swing failures precede reversals, and this seems to be the case on the Daily TF. Look for price to confirm bearish intent, as the sell side liquidity targets draw price down to the +FVG at 22.582. A bullish BOS at current levels would invalidate this trade idea. Enjoy! May profits be upon you. Leave any questions or comments in the comment section. I appreciate any feedback from my viewers! Like and/or subscribe if you want more accurate analysis. Thank you so much! Disclaimer: I do not provide personal investment advice and I am not a qualified licensed investment advisor. All information found here, including any ideas, opinions, views, predictions, forecasts, commentaries, suggestions, expressed or implied herein, are for informational, entertainment or educational purposes only and should not be construed as personal investment advice. While the information provided is believed to be accurate, it may include errors or inaccuracies. I will not and cannot be held liable for any actions you take as a result of anything you read here. Conduct your own due diligence, or consult a licensed financial advisor or broker before making any and all investment decisions. Any investments, trades, speculations, or decisions made on the basis of any information found on this channel, expressed or implied herein, are committed at your own risk, financial or otherwise.
CME_MINI:NQ1!Short
by RT_Money
2
NQ - Nasdaq Short Playbook for the next weeksIn the NQ, they took out the high and then hit it on the head day by day. It finally stopped below the 1/4 line. If you look closely, you see that this was the slanted zone of Support — just like the slanted Resistance. "As above, so below." ...write me in the comments who said this already a couple hundred years ago §8-) The small Modified Schiff Fork tells a story too. Price reached the Center Line and got rejected. Now it's on its way down towards the small Fork's L-MLH. A break of it would indicate further selling ahead. And the last bastion is the green support level, which stems from the second-to-last prior confirmed Swing Low. Beyond this level, it's only a question of time before price hits the Center Line. And — God forbid — below the Center Line, the Sh...t hits the fan. So you better run... behind price with a decent short trade and ride it down to the Abyss. No worries, I'm with you §8-) Happy Monday, folks!
CME_MINI:NQ1!Short
by Tr8dingN3rd
August 2025 pnl This month I ran 3 algos on the micro futures (MES & MNQ). Z-Score Strategies (MES + MNQ) • 25 trades in total • 60% win rate • Net P/L: $294 after fees → These trades showed steady performance, leaning on consistency with solid risk/reward. MNQ DVD Strategy • 8 trades total • 50% win rate • Net P/L: $237 after fees → Fewer trades, but higher expectancy ($31 per trade) — when this one hits, it pays well. 📈 Takeaway: The Z-Score setups gave more consistency, while the DVD algo added bigger pops per trade. Running them together balances steady gains with higher payoff opportunities.
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by QuantByBoji
NQ1! 4H Technical SnapshotNQ1! 4H Technical Snapshot NQ1! is currently consolidating within a symmetrical triangle formation on the 4-hour timeframe. The price is testing the Fib Golden Level (50-61.8% retracement) along with the ascending trendline, which serves as immediate confluent support. The descending trendline above has acted as resistance, limiting upside momentum and defining the upper boundary of this consolidation. Should current support break, further downside targets include the 'Good Support' zone around 23,000-23,100, followed by the 'Key Support' area near 22,800-22,900. Disclaimer: The information provided in this chart is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice. Trading and investing involve substantial risk and are not suitable for every investor. You should carefully consider your financial situation and consult with a financial advisor before making any investment decisions. The creator of this chart does not guarantee any specific outcome or profit and is not responsible for any losses incurred as a result of using this information. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Use this information at your own risk. This chart has been created for my own improvement in Trading and Investment Analysis. Please do your own analysis before any investments.
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by ManiMarkets