Nasdaq 100

CME futures · NQ front month

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Nasdaq 100

CME futures · NQ front month · NASDAQ:NQ1!

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MNQ · $2.00/pt · $0.50/tick

Account

Max risk ($)

Stop distance (pts)

Contracts

(MNQ)

Risk / Contract

$100.00

Stop × point value

Total Risk

$100

Stop Distance

50 pts

Est. ticks: 200

1R: +$1002R: +$2003R: +$300

Market News & Sentiment

London in 3h 50m

LONDON2AM–5AM ETFAIR

PRE-MKT5–9:30AM ETGOOD

NY CORE9:30–11:30AM ETBEST

LUNCH11:30AM–1PM ETAVOID

PM1–3:30PM ETFAIR

CLOSE3:30–6PM ETAVOID

ASIA6PM–2AM ETAVOID

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Best trading times

NY CORE
BEST
9:30 – 11:30 AM ET
Primary NQ session. 60-70% of daily range. Best OB, FVG, 123 reversal and liquidity sweep setups.

Nasdaq 100 · NQ

MONITORING SHORT

Trigger

$19,275–19,295

Stop

$19,335

Target

$19,180

Risk to Reward1.9 : 1

Confidence

71%Setup B (3/5)

NY Core · Setup: B (3/5)

Circuit breaker

Abort monitor if NQ reclaims 19,350 on a closing 15m basis.

Signal history

Full log →

Date	Dir	Entry	Outcome	P&L (micro)
Mar 26	LONG	4,812	TP1	+$300
Mar 25	LONG	4,798	TP2	+$520
Mar 24	SHORT	4,821	Cancelled	$0

30d demo: win rate 60% · profit factor 2.1 · avg R:R 1.8 — NQ

Contract specifications

Full: $20 per index point
Micro: 1/10th NQ (MNQ) — $2 per index point
Tick: 0.25 index points
Tick $ (full): $5 per tick
Tick $ (micro): $0.50 per tick
Hours: Sun 6PM – Fri 5PM ET (halt 5–6PM daily)
Venue: CME Group
Typical range: 300–700 points (ATR ~490 pts current)

Risk reference (illustrative)

Stop size	Full $	Micro $
10 ticks	10 × tick value	10 × tick value
20 ticks	20 × tick value	20 × tick value

A "$10 stop" on Gold = $10/oz × 10oz (micro) = $100 risk. Never interpret dollar stop as dollar risk.

How NQ relates

⚠️ SMT alert active

NQpositiveESdowndownNormal
Moving together as expected (normal). Both falling in risk-off environment.
NQinverseGCdownupNormal
Inverse relationship holding (normal). NQ falling as Gold rises — classic risk-off pattern.
NQdivergingESdownflatWatch
SMT ALERT: NQ making new session low while ES is holding. This divergence often precedes an NQ reversal. Watch for NQ long setup in the 19,180-19,200 zone.

Economic impact history

Demo: last 30 sessions with tier-1 prints — NQ showed average true range expansion of 1.15× baseline on CPI/FOMC days. Use the calendar panel for forward events.

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