NQ E-mini NASDAQ 100 Futures Daily Chart Analysis: 2026-Aug-18 07:07 CT

Price Action

• Last: 30013,
• Bars: Medium,
• Mom: Fast.

WSFG Weekly

• Short-Term
• WSFG Current: -32%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Below,
• WSFG Trend: Down.

MSFG Month Aug

• Intermediate-Term
• MSFG Current: 47%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Above,
• MSFG Trend: Up.

YSFG Year 2026

• Long-Term
• YSFG Current: 77%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Above,
• YSFG Trend: Up.

Swing Pivots

• (Short-Term) 1. Pvt. Trend: UTrend,
• (Intermediate-Term) 2. HiLo Trend: Neutral,
• 3. Pvt. Evolve: Pvt high 30343.00,
• 4. Pvt. Next: Pvt low 29257.00,
• 5. Levels R: 31090.00, 30975.50, 30343.00,
• 6. Levels S: 27201.50, 23243.75, 22551.75, 22271.00, 21962.50.

Daily Benchmarks

• (Short-Term) 5 Day: 29998.10 Up Trend,
• (Short-Term) 10 Day: 29849.50 Up Trend,
• (Intermediate-Term) 20 Day: 29141.50 Up Trend,
• (Intermediate-Term) 55 Day: 29244.75 Up Trend,
• (Long-Term) 100 Day: 28637.80 Up Trend,
• (Long-Term) 200 Day: 27251.75 Up Trend.

Additional Metrics

• ATR: 1448,
• VOLMA: 626746.

Recent Trade Signals

• 18 Aug 2026: Short NQ 09-26 @ 30013 Signals.USAR-WSFG
• 18 Aug 2026: Short NQ 09-26 @ 30013 Signals.USAR.TR120

Overall Rating

• Short-Term: Neutral,
• Intermediate-Term: Bullish,
• Long-Term: Bullish.

Key Insights Summary

NQ completed a rapid V-shaped recovery from the late-July 27201.50 swing low and reached a new short-term pivot high at 30343.00. The current medium red bar reflects a pullback from that pivot high, while the weekly fib grid remains down and the two current short-term signal readings are short. Price remains above the rising 5-, 10-, 20-, 55-, 100-, and 200-day benchmarks, preserving constructive intermediate- and long-term structure. The 29257.00 pivot-next level and the clustered 20/55-day averages near 29142-29245 define the principal retracement structure beneath current price, while 30343.00, 30975.50, and 31090.00 remain the overhead pivot-resistance sequence.