Context and catalyst

01What happened

Nasdaq 100 H4 — open: 28449.12; close: 27101.38; high: 28832.18; low: 26264.37. The week closed below the open.

02The move

Across 30 H4 candles, price covered the 26264.37–28832.18 range and ended at 27101.38: wide volatility with a bearish final balance.

03Before the move

The focus uses 30 H4 bars between November 2 and 7, 2026. Election timing defines the period but does not prove one cause.

05Price structure

H4 structure rejected 28832.18 and then moved toward 26264.37; the final recovery to 27101.38 did not erase the observed pressure.

06Liquidity

The 28832.18 and 26264.37 areas are verified extremes. The 30 OHLC candles cannot establish actual stops or institutional orders.

07Session and timing

The 30 H4 bars are ordered in UTC; the final included bar closed before November 7, 2026 and contains no floating candle.

10What this move teaches us

Bullish scenario: 2 H4 closes above 28832.18; invalidated by 1 close below 28832.18.

Bearish scenario: 2 H4 closes below 26264.37; invalidated by 1 close above 26264.37.

Consolidation: closes between 26264.37 and 28832.18; invalidated by 1 confirmed close outside the range.

Snapshot OHLC data
UTCOHLCV
2026-10-16T08:00:00.000Z29999.9530023.3229925.229941.820
2026-10-16T12:00:00.000Z29942.0729975.3229847.0729864.20
2026-10-16T16:00:00.000Z29864.3229884.4529384.1229414.830
2026-10-16T20:00:00.000Z29415.0829417.5629073.6129194.070
2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z29033.7429476.6429033.2429435.640
2026-10-19T04:00:00.000Z29436.1429597.6429436.1429597.270
2026-10-19T08:00:00.000Z29597.0229619.6429484.8929486.640
2026-10-19T12:00:00.000Z29486.5229588.7729470.6429553.140
2026-10-19T16:00:00.000Z29552.7729789.2629459.29295990
2026-10-19T20:00:00.000Z29599.2529648.9129510.4429551.940
2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z29565.7729615.6729416.9229456.80
2026-10-20T04:00:00.000Z29456.5529596.329388.1729472.550
2026-10-20T08:00:00.000Z29472.6729547.0529395.0529418.80
2026-10-20T12:00:00.000Z29418.4229453.329289.1729404.30
2026-10-20T16:00:00.000Z29404.0529712.1229202.1729523.40
2026-10-20T20:00:00.000Z29524.0229708.8929469.6629703.310
2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z29715.9729822.9629672.4629727.960
2026-10-21T04:00:00.000Z29727.8329815.2129660.4629702.210
2026-10-21T08:00:00.000Z29702.0829731.3329549.0829556.960
2026-10-21T12:00:00.000Z29557.0829712.3329539.4629669.580
2026-10-21T16:00:00.000Z29670.0829918.7429584.4629882.310
2026-10-21T20:00:00.000Z29882.4429925.8529702.9929837.30
2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z29792.7629808.6229574.1529613.020
2026-10-22T04:00:00.000Z29611.5229628.7729400.429438.770
2026-10-22T08:00:00.000Z29437.929446.929240.929245.90
2026-10-22T12:00:00.000Z29245.5229373.929239.2729317.90
2026-10-22T16:00:00.000Z29318.0229409.7328959.129057.940
2026-10-22T20:00:00.000Z29058.9329063.5228853.6928910.490
2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z28935.6229026.428851.2729009.520
2026-10-23T04:00:00.000Z29009.0229039.428884.6528965.270
2026-10-23T08:00:00.000Z28965.1529107.0228933.6529040.270
2026-10-23T12:00:00.000Z29040.0229057.428851.428878.40
2026-10-23T16:00:00.000Z28879.2729154.2728817.429038.670
2026-10-23T20:00:00.000Z29038.4229056.9628936.2729009.050
2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z29106.1229181.6528932.2728972.90
2026-10-26T04:00:00.000Z28986.2729003.928892.3728953.270
2026-10-26T08:00:00.000Z29010.6529022.7728891.5228905.770
2026-10-26T12:00:00.000Z29059.5229141.0228909.929138.520
2026-10-26T16:00:00.000Z29045.0229404.6329009.929299.630
2026-10-26T20:00:00.000Z29358.9529372.2129261.4829279.550
2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z29308.4529399.929250.6229399.150
2026-10-27T04:00:00.000Z29353.5229360.1529217.7729265.770
2026-10-27T08:00:00.000Z29223.5229244.429127.429149.650
2026-10-27T12:00:00.000Z29315.929448.929229.7729389.520
2026-10-27T16:00:00.000Z29412.6529678.4129336.1529675.260
2026-10-27T20:00:00.000Z29628.7429720.729597.0529650.240
2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z29669.6829706.2729625.2729670.40
2026-10-28T04:00:00.000Z29713.1529802.2729683.6529777.020
2026-10-28T08:00:00.000Z29755.5229826.429744.0229816.150
2026-10-28T12:00:00.000Z29789.929815.7729732.0229759.150
2026-10-28T16:00:00.000Z29703.0129717.929630.1629701.580
2026-10-28T20:00:00.000Z29703.5530007.6429630.0830004.660
2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z29616.3729637.1229461.2729514.770
2026-10-29T04:00:00.000Z29429.6529434.5229329.2729407.90
2026-10-29T08:00:00.000Z29530.929576.5229415.1529434.020
2026-10-29T12:00:00.000Z29540.2729577.5229449.2729457.40
2026-10-29T16:00:00.000Z29393.2729522.2729294.7729460.270
2026-10-29T20:00:00.000Z29308.929431.8929160.1229160.610
2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z28989.5629026.7228879.128966.220
2026-10-30T04:00:00.000Z28716.9728820.3528686.7228779.60
2026-10-30T08:00:00.000Z28831.3528912.628759.4728770.350
2026-10-30T12:00:00.000Z28741.3528741.3528614.9728670.350
2026-10-30T16:00:00.000Z28694.3428710.8728453.2828458.740
2026-10-30T20:00:00.000Z2825128441.1228091.0328424.650
2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z28449.1228570.7728449.1228570.770
2026-11-02T04:00:00.000Z28584.1528675.5228571.5228664.020
2026-11-02T08:00:00.000Z28684.7728689.928574.0228615.150
2026-11-02T12:00:00.000Z28640.428652.1528602.6528606.90
2026-11-02T16:00:00.000Z28615.428749.1228500.7728595.420
2026-11-02T20:00:00.000Z28416.7228464.4328049.8528159.120
2026-11-03T00:00:00.000Z28031.5328148.8527997.3228079.720
2026-11-03T04:00:00.000Z28110.8528133.7228027.4728028.470
2026-11-03T08:00:00.000Z27957.2228032.9727904.9728003.850
2026-11-03T12:00:00.000Z28104.3528141.8527981.628025.970
2026-11-03T16:00:00.000Z28184.628304.2528083.9728296.030
2026-11-03T20:00:00.000Z28240.0128298.0128107.2228134.760
2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z28301.0628383.7728179.2428203.990
2026-11-04T04:00:00.000Z27738.8927822.8927495.7727595.020
2026-11-04T08:00:00.000Z28032.7728149.3928003.5228137.520
2026-11-04T12:00:00.000Z28335.7728534.1428329.1428394.890
2026-11-04T16:00:00.000Z28281.0228832.1828229.7728487.710
2026-11-04T20:00:00.000Z28625.2728639.0428459.2928470.050
2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z28525.2728540.928368.8728380.020
2026-11-05T04:00:00.000Z28214.7728348.928176.1528180.020
2026-11-05T08:00:00.000Z28051.5228228.928047.428164.150
2026-11-05T12:00:00.000Z28304.5228338.928248.6228290.150
2026-11-05T16:00:00.000Z28182.1528182.7726612.7426784.60
2026-11-05T20:00:00.000Z26812.3527062.726699.1126945.720
2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z26531.0226640.6526264.3726620.120
2026-11-06T04:00:00.000Z26865.3727052.926816.1526825.520
2026-11-06T08:00:00.000Z26842.7726932.7726700.0226869.90
2026-11-06T12:00:00.000Z27033.6527116.5226947.7727056.870
2026-11-06T16:00:00.000Z27050.6527318.2726933.1527061.770
2026-11-06T20:00:00.000Z26993.8827114.5626928.4627101.380