NQ Overextension
An overextension reading means price has moved far from a reference such as an average or band. It does not tell you when the trend will end.
Overextension and exhaustion indicator chart example.
What You Will Learn
Price can remain stretched during a strong trend. An overextension reading alone is not a reason to trade against that trend.
Work through these checks in order. The examples explain a process; they are not instructions to place a trade.
Measure whether NQ is extended relative to recent structure.
Require liquidity interaction and structural shift evidence.
Take one risk-defined entry only when confirmation is clear.
Opening burst overextends and fails, confirming reversal potential.
Stretch signal appears but trend context stays strong, so setup is skipped.
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