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NQ pre-market prep · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

NQ Premarket Levels, Tuesday, October 13, 2026: Down 227, a Bear Flag Toward 30,588

Happy Tuesday. NQ is down about 227 points and it's still falling.

News today: ADP at 8:15 AM ET and existing home sales at 10:00 AM ET, so be very mindful of those. The IMF meetings are running too, so be ready for sharp moves and chop for the rest of the day. Fed speakers are on at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM ET.

This is trading education, not a signal or a promise.

THE STORY ON THE ONE HOUR A beautiful setup. A sharp decline to the downside, right through the VWAP, into a nice bounce area at 30,656. Price consolidated and chopped, ran all the way up to 30,766, and got a nice rejection: a bear flag, then continuation to the downside.

The plan

The trajectory for the day: Ron is looking for price to continue down and revisit, or take out, 30,588. If it somehow holds right here at 30,656, you could potentially get a double bottom, but he highly doubts it reverses back to the upside.

A level is a reference drawn in advance, not a forecast.

In the video

  1. 0:00Tuesday: NQ down about 227
  2. 0:09ADP at 8:15, existing home sales at 10:00
  3. 0:19The IMF meetings: expect chop
  4. 0:40Fed speakers at 1:00 and 4:00
  5. 0:48Drawing the levels
  6. 2:05The setup on the one hour
  7. 2:21A sharp decline into 30,656
  8. 2:29Chop, then a run to 30,766 and a rejection
  9. 2:35A bear flag and continuation down
  10. 2:45The plan: revisit or take out 30,588
  11. 2:58A double bottom at 30,656? Unlikely
  12. 3:09Questions, and ciycapital.com

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