Analysis

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Candle close
Price and energy
NAS100 Index from 4,325.1 to 4,339.3 points, up 0.33%
Market Energy Bear Extreme -75.1% to Bear Critical -66.8%, up 8.3 pts
Price and energy are in agreement
Price and energy change · last 4 candles
Price▼ 1.15%▼ 0.38%▼ 1.41%▲ 0.33%
Energy▼ 26.4▼ 36.0▼ 47.6▲ 8.3
Volatility trend chart · last 4 sessions
▼ 1.15%▼ 0.38%▼ 1.41%▲ 0.33%▼ 26.4▼ 36.0▼ 47.6▲ 8.3
priceenergy▲ up · ▼ down
Volatility · vs history since 2019
Price up 0.33%: not enough data to rank
0%255075100%
Energy up 8.3 pts: not enough data to rank
RESEARCH

Trend of Bear Critical NAS100 Index 4H

Sample: 18,154 4H candles from 2014-12-31 to 2026-10-07
Number of Bear Critical occurrences: 783 times

▸When NAS100 Index is in Bear Critical:

  • then NAS100 Index moved to higher Market State: 540 times — 69%
  • then NAS100 Index moved to lower Market State: 243 times — 31%

▸Current NAS100 Index market energy: -66.81%

  • Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 6.81%
  • Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 7.69%

"Does history really repeat itself?" — 2AITRADING

NAS100 · H4 · 2016-01-07 10:00 UTC
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Market Energy
-75.1%
Bear Extreme
-66.8%
Bear Critical
-40.1%
Bear Bias
Zone
-74.5 – -60
Bias
Sellers in control
Explanation

Right as the 4H candle closes, Market Energy of NAS100 Index indicates the Bear Critical state.

Per the 2AiTrading energy measurement system, Market Energy at -66.8%, up +8.3% from -75.1% in the previous candle.

Time in Bear Critical energy zone: 1 4H Candle

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Market context
Historical perspective

Over the past 5 days, NAS100 Index Market Energy ranged from -100 to +34.9.

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Frequently asked questions

What did NAS100 Index price and energy show when this 4H candle closed?

When the 4H candle at 17:00 on 07-01-2016 closed, NAS100 Index was at 4,339.3, up 0.33% from the previous candle (4,325.1). Market Energy was -66.8%, up 8.3 points from -75.1%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.

How much did NAS100 price move on this 4H candle, and how large is that historically?

NAS100 closed at 4,339.3, up 0.33% from the previous 4H candle (4,325.1).

How did NAS100 Index Market Energy change from the previous candle?

Market Energy rose 8.3 percentage points from the previous candle — from -75.1% to -66.8%.

Do NAS100 price and energy agree?

Yes. This candle recorded price moving up in the same direction as energy. This describes the candle that just closed; it does not say where price goes next.

What state was NAS100 Index in on the previous 4H candle?

The previous 4H candle had NAS100 Index at -75.1%, Bear Extreme — when this candle closed, NAS100 Index moved up to a higher zone: Bear Extreme → Bear Critical.

Where does NAS100 Index energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?

At -66.8%, NAS100 Index is 6.81 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 7.69 points from the lower boundary (-74.5%) — so energy sits closer to the upper boundary at candle close.

What does Bear Critical mean?

Bear Critical is one of 7 Market States in 2AiTrading's Market Energy model, applied consistently across every asset class, market and timeframe.

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How are the broader market indices trending?

Based on each index's latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close: SPX500 (US equities) in Bear Extreme with energy -79.9%; GER40 (European equities) in Bear Critical with energy -72.8%. Against this backdrop, NAS100 Index (Bear Critical, -66.8%) has higher energy than SPX500; sits in the same state zone as GER40.

How is the US Dollar Index (DXY) trending?

Based on the latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was in Bear Bias with Market Energy -39%. NAS100 Index (Bear Critical) and DXY currently sit on the same Bear side.

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