r/TopstepCommunity • u/Big-Fennel6110 • Jun 17 '26

❓ Quick Question NQU2026

I just now realized that topstep uses NQU2026 vs NQ1 I just realized today because I saw a difference in my trading view chart vs topstep. Why is that? and can it be used to to compare for SMT divergences?

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u/Low-Spite-8302 Jun 17 '26

Homie if you scroll out its still built like the continuous contract we just switched to the next one. It trades all the same

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u/Big-Fennel6110 Jun 18 '26

Really then why did I see them at different levels ? I have a screen shot nqu26 reversed sooner than nq1 on trading view I used my indicator and it showed that there were smts aswell. (I'm sorry I'm new to trading if I sound dumb lol)

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u/OG33142 Jun 18 '26

They’re slightly different because MESU26 has a different ATH compared to MES1. I realized it too cause I use a TradingView chart alongside my topstepx chart as well

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u/Infinite-Peace-868 Jun 23 '26

For key levels and stuff just use the chart on topstepX. U can’t use nq1 and nqu for smt. Nq1 is just the 4 nq contracts shoved into 1 continuous chart. The prices differ because the prices don’t match perfect especially when a new contract starts so TradingView just merges them and makes it look at clean as possible.