October 2026: the side the tables favoured went first on 17 of 22 sessions, and the branch rated highest landed on 12
The monthly summary of every NY AM session Atlas Sessions read on NQ in October 2026: what the tables stated at the open about the London high and low, and what price did by the close. Daily charts are no longer published. How each session is scored is set out below and, with the daily charts, in the weekly record up to the week of 28 September 2026.
The month at a glance
Every session the indicator produced this month, grouped by the week it fell in. Rows are placed by trade date, so a week that runs across the turn of a month is split by date between the pages that cover it.
| Session | London | Prior sweep | High only | Low only | Both | Inside | First sweep called | Actual | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week commencing 28 September | |||||||||
| Thu 1 Oct | 385 pt | Inside | 24% | 45% | 25% | 6% | ▼ low 62% | ▼ low 09:30 ✓ | low only ✓ |
| Fri 2 Oct NFP | 195 pt | Swept high | 53% | 20% | 24% | 3% | ▲ high 74% | ▲ high 08:30 ✓ | high only ✓ |
| Week commencing 5 October | |||||||||
| Mon 5 Oct | 141 pt | Swept low | 34% | 25% | 41% | 0% | ▲ high 58% | ▲ high 09:30 ✓ | high only |
| Tue 6 Oct | 196 pt | Swept high | 52% | 8% | 38% | 2% | ▲ high 88% | ▲ high 08:15 ✓ | high only ✓ |
| Wed 7 Oct FOMC minutes | 243 pt | Swept low | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▼ low 07:30 ✓ | low only ✓ |
| Thu 8 Oct | 185 pt | Swept low | 24% | 45% | 25% | 6% | ▼ low 62% | ▲ high 10:20 ✗ | high only |
| Fri 9 Oct | 116 pt | Swept high | 34% | 25% | 41% | 0% | ▲ high 58% | ▼ low 08:50 ✗ | low only |
| Week commencing 12 October | |||||||||
| Mon 12 Oct | 185 pt | Swept low | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▼ low 08:30 ✓ | low only ✓ |
| Tue 13 Oct | 146 pt | Inside | 24% | 45% | 25% | 6% | ▼ low 62% | ▼ low 09:25 ✓ | both sides |
| Wed 14 Oct CPI | 146 pt | Inside | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▼ low 08:30 ✓ | low only ✓ |
| Thu 15 Oct PPI + retail sales | 153 pt | Swept low | 34% | 25% | 41% | 0% | ▲ high 58% | ▼ low 08:30 ✗ | both sides ✓ |
| Fri 16 Oct | 139 pt | Inside | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▼ low 07:40 ✓ | low only ✓ |
| Week commencing 19 October | |||||||||
| Mon 19 Oct | 146 pt | Swept high | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▼ low 07:30 ✓ | both sides |
| Tue 20 Oct | 215 pt | Swept low | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▼ low 07:30 ✓ | both sides |
| Wed 21 Oct | 193 pt | Swept low | 53% | 20% | 24% | 3% | ▲ high 74% | ▲ high 10:00 ✓ | high only ✓ |
| Thu 22 Oct | 136 pt | Swept low | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▲ high 08:30 ✗ | both sides |
| Fri 23 Oct | 203 pt | Swept high | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▼ low 08:05 ✓ | both sides |
| Week commencing 26 October | |||||||||
| Mon 26 Oct | 208 pt | Swept low | 53% | 20% | 24% | 3% | ▲ high 74% | ▲ high 07:50 ✓ | high only ✓ |
| Tue 27 Oct | 325 pt | Swept both | 53% | 20% | 24% | 3% | ▲ high 74% | ▲ high 08:25 ✓ | high only ✓ |
| Wed 28 Oct FOMC | 98 pt | Swept high | 19% | 30% | 50% | 1% | ▼ low 66% | ▼ low 08:45 ✓ | low only |
| Thu 29 Oct GDP + PCE | 183 pt | Inside | 53% | 20% | 24% | 3% | ▲ high 74% | ▼ low 09:30 ✗ | low only |
| Fri 30 Oct | 244 pt | Swept low | 10% | 52% | 38% | 0% | ▼ low 85% | ▼ low 07:30 ✓ | low only ✓ |
A tag under a date marks a high-impact USD release that day (times ET): 2 Oct 08:30, non-farm payrolls, average hourly earnings and the unemployment rate; 7 Oct 14:00, FOMC meeting minutes; 14 Oct 08:30, CPI and core CPI; 15 Oct 08:30, PPI, core PPI, retail sales and core retail sales; 28 Oct 14:00, the Federal Funds Rate and FOMC statement, with the press conference at 14:30; 29 Oct 08:30, Advance GDP and Core PCE. The tag records timing only and is not offered as a cause.
The record so far
One row per calendar month since the record began, scored the same way as the cards above.
| Month | First sweep | Modal branch | Levels taken | First sweep called |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 17 / 22 | 12 / 22 | 28 / 44 | 77% |
| September 2026 | 20 / 22 | 12 / 22 | 28 / 44 | 91% |
| August 2026 | 13 / 21 | 11 / 21 | 31 / 42 | 62% |
| Since 3 August 2026 | 50 / 65 | 35 / 65 | 87 / 130 | 77% |
This is a running tally over a small number of sessions, published as it accumulates. It is not a performance record and not a return: no entries, exits, position sizing or costs are modelled anywhere on these pages.
How to read this page
First sweep asks whether the side the tables favoured was the first level taken; a session that took neither level counts as a miss.
Modal branch asks whether the four-way outcome landed on the branch rated highest (highlighted in the table), out of high only, low only, both sides and inside.
Levels taken scores the London high and low independently, two events per session, against the mean of the stated probabilities.
Inside counts the sessions that took neither level.
The share columns are the indicator's own figures, read off the status table at the session open.