NQ Flow Report
NQ Midday Flow Pulse
Market Structure Update – Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Morning Structure Recap
NQ continued its overnight weakness through the morning, reaching a session low of 25003.25 before stabilizing. The session built a compression rhythm with alternating expansions and retracements, showing balanced participation. The 25160–25180 pocket emerged as the first resistance layer where sellers consistently defended intraday advances.
Figure 1 – Midday Structure Overview
Price formed repeated rotations between 25003.25 and 25177.00, maintaining defended bids near the session base while encountering supply near the 25160–25220 band. The defended low remains intact into midday, confirming structural stability but limited follow-through momentum.
Current Session Rhythm
The market remains in rotation beneath high-timeframe resistance at 25273.00–25289.25. Buyers continue to defend 25003.25, which anchors the current structural base. The control line at 25106.50 defines the pivot between continuation and rotation, with responsive momentum surrounding this zone through midday.
Key Intraday Levels
Support Zone – 25003.25 – 25040.00 – Active defended base and ETH structural low
Resistance Zone – 25177.00 – 25220.00 – Intraday supply and compression ceiling
High-Timeframe Resistance – 25273.00 – 25289.25 – Overhead structure cap
Trigger Level – 25106.50 – Midday control line; above favors squeeze toward 25177.00
Afternoon Bias
Bias – Neutral to Bullish above 25106.50
Continuation is favored while structure holds above 25106.50 with potential expansion toward 25177.00–25220.00. Acceptance below this level would reintroduce rotation back toward the 25040.00–25003.25 base.
Bias Summary
Untested HTF Structure High – 25289.25
Untested HTF Structure Low – 25003.25
Validation Level – 25106.50
Continuation is favored above validation; rotation expected below.
Trader Tip
Momentum through defended lows often builds the next directional leg. Sustained bids at structure support define where reversal conviction begins.
