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Nasdaq Opening Cross Explained: 4 a.m. to 9:30
Share of regular-session volume in the opening, midday, and closing minutes, August 2026ranking · 2026-09-18 · 5×4Preview: 5 ranked values, largest first. Trade condition codes whose names mark an opening or reopening printranking · 2026-09-18 · 14×3Preview: 14 ranked values, smallest first. AAPL: opening-minute and closing-minute share of regular-session volume, by sessionseries · 2026-09-18 · 21×4Preview: a 16-point series, ending higher.
What Does Cross Mean in Trading? 4 Meanings
AAPL quote states in the first five minutes of June 18, 2026: normal, locked, crossedranking · 2026-09-17 · 3×4Preview: 3 ranked values, largest first. AAPL average volume by clock minute, June 2026: the two cross minutes vs ordinary onesseries · 2026-09-17 · 7×4Preview: a 7-point series, roughly flat. Equities condition codes that mark a cross, an opening, a closing, or an official printtable · 2026-09-17 · 13×5
How an IPO's Opening Price Is Set
A seasoned ticker's opening auction: QQQ minute volume around 9:30 ET, September 4, 2026series · 2026-09-12 · 5×2Preview: a 5-point series, ending higher. New symbols since June 2026: minutes between the 9:30 bell and the first print, ten heaviest first minutesseries · 2026-09-12 · 10×4Preview: a 10-point series, roughly flat.
Share of regular-session volume in the opening, midday, and closing minutes, August 2026

Share of regular-session volume in the opening, midday, and closing minutes, August 2026

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Share of regular-session volume in the opening, midday, and closing minutes, August 2026 — 5 rows by 4 columns, computed from US exchange, SIP and OPRA data.
tickeropening_minute_pctmidday_minute_pctclosing_minute_pct
AAPL3.250.332.86
AMZN3.720.161.71
MSFT3.620.133.71
NVDA2.830.222.43
TSLA1.690.210.5
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
    ticker,
    round(100 * sumIf(v, et_min = 570) / sum(v), 2) AS opening_minute_pct,
    round(100 * sumIf(v, et_min = 750) / sum(v), 2) AS midday_minute_pct,
    round(100 * sumIf(v, et_min = 960) / sum(v), 2) AS closing_minute_pct
FROM
(
    SELECT
        ticker,
        toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))        AS d,
        toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60
          + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS et_min,
        toFloat64(volume)                                           AS v
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker IN ('AAPL', 'MSFT', 'NVDA', 'AMZN', 'TSLA')
      AND window_start >= '2026-08-03 00:00:00'
      AND window_start <  '2026-09-01 00:00:00'
)
WHERE d BETWEEN '2026-08-03' AND '2026-08-31'
  AND et_min BETWEEN 570 AND 960
GROUP BY ticker
HAVING sum(v) > 0
ORDER BY ticker
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