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Where the Nasdaq Composite stands versus its history

The Nasdaq Composite was 27,245.90 on Oct 12, 2026, in the upper third of its 12 month range. Updated when Nasdaq publishes a new reading.

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Snapshot

The Nasdaq Composite was 27,245.90 on Oct 12, 2026, in the upper third of its 12 month range. The highest reading in the data is 27,599.89 on Oct 6, 2026 and the lowest is 54.87 on Oct 3, 1974; the data starts on Feb 5, 1971.

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What We Know

  • Latest reading: 27,245.90 on Oct 12, 2026.
  • Previous reading: 27,366.17 on Oct 9, 2026, so the latest is down 0.4%.
  • One week earlier: 27,477.31 on Oct 5, 2026; down 0.8% since.
  • One year earlier: 22,204.43 on Oct 10, 2025; up 22.7% since.
  • 12 month high: 27,599.89 on Oct 6, 2026. 12 month low: 20,794.64 on Mar 30, 2026.
  • 5 year high: 27,599.89 on Oct 6, 2026. 5 year low: 10,213.29 on Dec 28, 2022.
  • Highest since: the latest reading is the highest since Oct 9, 2026, the last time the series was at or above this level.
  • Lowest since: the latest reading is the lowest since Oct 8, 2026, the last time the series was at or below this level.
  • Highest in data back to Feb 5, 1971: 27,599.89 on Oct 6, 2026. Lowest: 54.87 on Oct 3, 1974.

Octans View

At 27,245.90, the Nasdaq Composite sits 95% of the way from its 12 month low to its 12 month high. Over the past year it is up 22.7%.

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Limits. This page shows daily readings, not intraday levels; a market can trade above or below them during a session. Nasdaq data reach FRED with a lag of one business day, so the latest reading can trail the market. Records refer only to the history this source carries; older data from other sources may show higher or lower levels. Nothing here is a forecast.

Method and source. Octans Research computes every figure on this page from the full published history of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) series NASDAQCOM. "Highest since" is the last earlier date when the series was at or above the latest reading. The page is regenerated by a fixed template when a new reading is published; no model wrote it.

Chart

Nasdaq Composite index, in the upper third of its 12 month range Nasdaq Composite index, in the upper third of its 12 month range: series rising from 14897pts to 27246pts (+12349pts) from 2021-10-15 to 2026-10-12. Scale 10000pts to 30000pts. 10000pts15000pts20000pts25000pts30000pts 2021-10-152026-10-12 NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX, IN THE UPPER THIRD OF ITS 12 MONTH RANGE +12349pts 27246pts
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) · As of 2026-10-12Indicative, not investment advice.

Sources

  1. [1]Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) — Nasdaq Composite index, full daily history (series NASDAQCOM)

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0.4%

• Previous reading: 27,366.17 on Oct 9, 2026, so the latest is down 0.4% · What we know