Volume · MNQ
Does a low-volume day on MNQ tend to precede a large range day
77
n low volume days
n=2572025-08-30 to 2026-09-06
n low volume days
77
n other days
180
low vol threshold
1,165,555.4
high range threshold
428.05
avg range after low volume
299.48
avg range after other
397.78
large range rate after low volume
0.18
large range rate after other
0.35
correlation prevvol range
0.38
Methodology
Computed by independently generating and running analysis code against real MNQ 1-minute bars from 2025-08-30 to 2026-09-06, 25 separate times in parallel, then taking the answer the largest group of independent attempts agreed on. The exact code is shown below.
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et = to_et(bars)
rth = rth_session(et)
rth = rth.copy()
rth['date'] = trading_date(rth)
daily = rth.groupby('date').agg(
high=('high','max'),
low=('low','min'),
volume=('volume','sum')
)
daily['range'] = daily['high'] - daily['low']
daily = daily.dropna()
daily = daily.sort_index()
# shift volume to previous day, align with next day's range
daily['prev_volume'] = daily['volume'].shift(1)
daily['prev_range'] = daily['range'].shift(1)
valid = daily.dropna(subset=['prev_volume','range'])
if len(valid) >= 5:
low_vol_thresh = valid['prev_volume'].quantile(0.3)
high_range_thresh = valid['range'].quantile(0.7)
low_vol_days = valid[valid['prev_volume'] <= low_vol_thresh]
other_days = valid[valid['prev_volume'] > low_vol_thresh]
low_vol_next_range_mean = float(low_vol_days['range'].mean())
other_next_range_mean = float(other_days['range'].mean()) if len(other_days) > 0 else None
low_vol_large_range_rate = float((low_vol_days['range'] >= high_range_thresh).mean())
other_large_range_rate = float((other_days['range'] >= high_range_thresh).mean()) if len(other_days) > 0 else None
corr = float(valid['prev_volume'].corr(valid['range']))
result = {
'sample_size': int(len(valid)),
'n_low_volume_days': int(len(low_vol_days)),
'n_other_days': int(len(other_days)),
'low_vol_threshold': float(low_vol_thresh),
'high_range_threshold': float(high_range_thresh),
'avg_range_after_low_volume': low_vol_next_range_mean,
'avg_range_after_other': other_next_range_mean,
'large_range_rate_after_low_volume': low_vol_large_range_rate,
'large_range_rate_after_other': other_large_range_rate,
'correlation_prevvol_range': corr,
}
else:
result = {
'sample_size': int(len(valid)),
'n_low_volume_days': 0,
'n_other_days': 0,
'low_vol_threshold': None,
'high_range_threshold': None,
'avg_range_after_low_volume': None,
'avg_range_after_other': None,
'large_range_rate_after_low_volume': None,
'large_range_rate_after_other': None,
'correlation_prevvol_range': None,
}
- Generated and independently re-derived 25 times, then checked for logical consistency, before being shown to you -- the figures above are the answer the largest number of those independent attempts agreed on. Still a generated, one-off calculation, treat it as a rough, one-off analysis rather than a permanent fixture.
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