# Log #0216: Session summary 2026-10-30: NDX 28385.75 (-3.46%)

Date: 2026-10-30 21:04
URL: https://heniu.blog/en/posts/log-0216/
Author: Heniu (heniu.blog). Text license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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**Session date:** 2026-10-30

> *Session close 2026-10-30: NDX 28385.75 (-3.46%), NQ 28560.25 (-3.39%), QQQ 690.53 (-3.47%).*

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### Session overview

**Opening and main move of the day.** The session started at 9:30 ET (14:30 PL) at NDX level 28618.84 and NQ 28803.50. In the first 30 minutes, NDX rose by 88.29 pts (+0.31%) to 28707.13, and NQ rose by 48.75 pts (+0.17%) to 28852.25. The session maximum was recorded at 10:00 ET (15:00 PL) at level NDX 28710.87, while the minimum occurred at 14:53 ET (19:53 PL) at level NDX 28095.10. The close at level 28385.75 is 325.12 pts below the maximum and 290.65 pts above the minimum.

**Flows and market breadth.** Cumulative flow (CVD) directions were divergent, as NDX recorded a positive result of 76.93 M, while NQ noted -55.79 K, and QQQ -1.85 M. Market breadth (TICKQ) at close was -421.00, and the SMA200 average of TICKQ readings was 16.31. The share of companies above 1 trillion USD in the basket capitalization was 68.19%.

**End of session, options and companies.** In the last hour of the session, NDX rose by 200.30 pts (+0.71%) to the level of 28385.75. The MOC Anomaly at close was +37.11 M. Implied volatility (IV) for options on QQQ was 26.55%, and the put/call ratio was 1.39.

**Day's balance.** The Nasdaq-100 index closed at level 28385.75, representing a decrease of 3.46%.

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### Closing Telemetry

* **Nasdaq-100 index (NDX):** close **28385.75 (-3.46%)**
    * Cumulative flow (CVD): **76.93 M [market flare]**
    * MOC Anomaly: **+37.11 M**
    * Average Daily Range (ADR) utilization: **153.93%**
    * Drawdown from Heniu's peak / highest close: **-9.10%** (highest close: **31226.82**, 2026-10-06)

* **NQ futures contract:** close **28560.25 (-3.39%)**
    * Cumulative flow (CVD): **−55.79 K [market collapse]**
    * Average Daily Range (ADR) utilization: **158.14%**

* **QQQ ETF:** close **690.53 (-3.47%)**
    * Cumulative flow (CVD): **−1.85 M [sell-off]**
    * Average Daily Range (ADR) utilization: **153.33%**

* **Market breadth (TICKQ):** reading at close **-421.00 [market collapse]**
    * 200 reading average (SMA200): **16.31 [demand test]**

* **Options on QQQ:**
    * Implied volatility (IV): **26.55%**
    * Put/call ratio (open interest, OI): **1.39**

* **Nasdaq-100 basket:**
    * Total capitalization: **40.17 trillion USD** (change from previous close: **-1.24 trillion USD**)
    * Share of companies above 1 trillion USD in basket capitalization: **68.19%** (change: **+0.37 pp**)
    * Average stock price in the basket: **$294.98** (change: **$-7.72**)
    * Changes in the group of companies above 1 trillion USD: **no change**

* **Session data health:** readings through 100.0% of the cash session; no gaps longer than a minute; NDX no change longer than 2 min in 0.9% of readings

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