Nasdaq 100 on TradingView: NDX, NQ1!, NAS100 or QQQ?

NAS100, US100, USTEC: same thing?

These are broker names for a CFD on the Nasdaq 100. Each broker builds its price from the futures or the index, adds its spread, and names it differently, so US100 at one broker and NAS100 at another are the same market with slightly different quotes. On TradingView, OANDA:NAS100USD is one such CFD.

Why don’t these prices match?

• Spot and CFD prices (like NAS100USD) come from a broker or data provider. Every broker quotes slightly differently and adds its own spread, so your broker’s chart can differ a little from TradingView’s.
• Futures (like NQ1!) are contracts for a future date. Their price includes the cost of carrying the position until expiry, so they usually sit a little away from spot, and the gap shrinks as expiry approaches.
• ETFs trade as shares on a stock exchange, at a fraction of the market’s price, and only during stock market hours.

What does “1!” mean on TradingView?

A ticker ending in 1! is TradingView’s continuous contract: it always shows the front (nearest) futures month and switches to the next contract when it rolls over. 2! is the next month after that. Because each contract has a different price, the chart can jump at the roll. To chart a single expiry instead, search for the dated contract.

Trading hours

The NDX index and QQQ only update during US stock market hours (QQQ also trades pre-market and after-hours). NQ and MNQ futures trade from Sunday 5:00 pm to Friday 4:00 pm Central Time with a daily one-hour break, which is why they move overnight. Our live stock market hours and forex market hours clocks show what’s open in your time zone.

Which one should you use?

For analysing the index, NASDAQ:NDX. For futures, NQ1!, or MNQ1! for smaller size. With a CFD broker, use its US100/NAS100 feed. In a stock account, QQQ.

Building a list of these? Add them to a watchlist with the Watchlist Builder, and see our symbol format guide for how TradingView writes tickers.

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