# Log #0210: Session summary 2026-10-23: NDX 28956.26 (0.00%)

Date: 2026-10-23 22:03
URL: https://heniu.blog/en/posts/log-0210/
Author: Heniu (heniu.blog). Text license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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**Session date:** 2026-10-23

> *Session close 2026-10-23: NDX 28956.26 (0.00%), NQ 29129.75 (-0.04%), QQQ 704.39 (-0.02%).*

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### Session overview

**Opening and main move of the day.** The session started at 9:30 ET (15:30 PL) at the NDX level of 28857.26. In the first 30 minutes, NDX rose by 147.34 pts to the level of 29004.60. The session minimum was 28827.46 at 9:37 ET (15:37 PL), and the maximum was 29159.78 at 10:53 ET (16:53 PL). The close at the level of 28956.26 is 203.52 pts below the maximum and 128.80 pts above the minimum.

**Flows and market breadth.** The direction of the cumulative flow (CVD) was positive for NDX, NQ, and QQQ, meaning direction alignment across these three instruments. The TICKQ reading at the close was 511.00, while the SMA200 average was -21.55. The share of companies with a capitalization above 1 trillion USD in the basket was 66.17%.

**End of session, options, and companies.** In the last hour of the session, NDX fell by 31.24 pts to the level of 28956.26. The MOC Anomaly at the close was +24,23 M. Implied volatility (IV) for options on QQQ was 25.05%, and the put/call ratio was 1.43.

**Day's balance.** The Nasdaq-100 index closed at the level of 28956.26.

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### Closing Telemetry

* **Nasdaq-100 index (NDX):** close **28956.26 (0.00%)**
    * Cumulative flow (CVD): **188,83 M [euphoria]**
    * MOC Anomaly: **+24,23 M**
    * Average Daily Range (ADR) utilization: **84.95%**
    * Drawdown from Heniu's highest close: **-7.27%** (highest close: **31226.82**, 2026-10-06)

* **NQ futures contract:** close **29129.75 (-0.04%)**
    * Cumulative flow (CVD): **46,2 K [market flare]**
    * Average Daily Range (ADR) utilization: **60.81%**

* **QQQ ETF:** close **704.39 (-0.02%)**
    * Cumulative flow (CVD): **2,19 M [market flare]**
    * Average Daily Range (ADR) utilization: **83.83%**

* **Market breadth (TICKQ):** close reading **511.00 [market flare]**
    * 200 reading average (SMA200): **-21.55 [sell-off]**

* **Options on QQQ:**
    * Implied volatility (IV): **25.05%**
    * Put/call ratio (open interest, OI): **1.43**

* **Nasdaq-100 basket:**
    * Total capitalization: **41.20 trillion USD** (change from previous close: **-0.05 trillion USD**)
    * Share of companies above 1 trillion USD in basket capitalization: **66.17%** (change: **-0.09 pp**)
    * Average share price in the basket: **$297.51** (change: **$-1.45**)
    * Changes in the group of companies above 1 trillion USD: **unchanged**

* **Session data health:** readings for 100.0% of the cash session; no gaps longer than a minute; NDX unchanged for longer than 2 min in 0.1% of readings

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