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NAS100 at 30407.1, Asia range 30402.2 to 30563.7 points

Unemployment Claims is scheduled at 12:30 UTC, 489 minutes away, impact 3 of 3, forecast 201K against a previous 196K

NAS100 · Asia session · Published Sep 24, 2026, 4:20 AM

The Asia session has run 380 minutes from an open of 30534.1 to a high of 30563.7 and a low of 30402.2, a range of 161.5 points, and the last price is 30407.1. The last price sits 7.1 points above the round number 30400.0, with the session open 127 points above and the prior day low at 30390.6, 16.5 points below.

New York ran 540 minutes from an open of 30706.4 to a high of 30759.3 and a low of 30390.6, closing at 30523.0, a range of 368.7 points. An ordinary day of the last 14 covers 422.5 points, and the latest day sits at the 53th percentile of the last 43 days, which is an ordinary day for this market.

Six releases of impact 2 or 3 follow in the next 24 hours. Unemployment Claims comes at 12:30 UTC with impact 3 of 3 and a forecast of 201K against a previous 196K. Over 49 past releases of that family NAS100 moved 31.40 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 52.60 points in the first 60.

Large speculators are net long 33718 contracts, a change of 12823 on the week, which is the 76.50 percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. That report is dated 2026-09-15.

Session brief

  1. NAS100, Asia sessionOpen 30534.1, high 30563.7, low 30402.2, close 30407.1: a range of 161.5 points over 380 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. NAS100 reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. NAS100, New York sessionOpen 30706.4, high 30759.3, low 30390.6, close 30523.0: a range of 368.7 points over 540 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  4. NAS100 daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 422.5 points. The latest day sits at the 53th percentile of the last 43 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. Economic calendar for USD6 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-09-25 04:20 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-24 00:00 UTC.
  6. USD Unemployment ClaimsScheduled 2026-09-24 12:30 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 201K. Previous 196K. From Forex Factory.
  7. NAS100 reaction to jobless_claims_usdOver 49 past releases NAS100 moved 31.40 points on average in the first 15 minutes and 52.60 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  8. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 209742Large speculators are net long 33718 contracts, a change of 12823 on the week. That is the 76th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.

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