About NQ Replay

Why it exists

Most traders study ICT concepts on screenshots and then freeze in live price action. The missing piece is reps: hundreds of sessions replayed bar-by-bar, with the levels marked before the move rather than after it. Desktop platforms make that painful — installs, tick-data downloads, licences. NQ Replay compresses the whole loop into a browser tab focused on one market.

What you can do here

• Replay trainer — step or play any session from the last decade with ICT overlays, drawing tools, indicators and simulated market, limit, stop and multi-target orders.
• Analyze — mark up a historical session and get an AI grade of your analysis against the ICT rubric, including a Predict mode that hides the rest of the day.
• $50K Challenge — grow $50,000 to $53,000 without breaching a $48,000 floor, then share the result card.
• Learn — plain-English guides to every ICT concept, plus a cheat sheet and glossary.

The data

Candles come from Databento's GLBX.MDP3 ohlcv-1m feed for continuous front-month NQ and MNQ futures, covering 01:00–16:00 ET with more than ten years of history. The 5m, 15m, 1h and 4h timeframes are aggregated from those 1-minute candles, so every timeframe agrees with the one below it. Times are displayed in America/New_York.

What NQ Replay is not

It is a simulation and educational tool. It is not a broker, not a prop firm, and not an investment advisory service. No real orders are placed, no funds are held, and no account is funded. Simulated performance is not indicative of future results — read the risk disclosure.

Common questions

What is NQ Replay?

NQ Replay is a free, browser-based market replay and backtesting simulator for CME Nasdaq futures (NQ and MNQ). It steps through more than ten years of 1-minute historical data bar-by-bar, draws ICT concepts automatically, and lets you place simulated orders.

Is NQ Replay free?

Yes. The replay trainer, ICT overlays, the analysis game, simulated trading, the journal and the $50K evaluation challenge are all free. No install and no credit card. An account is only needed to place simulated trades and save results.

Where does the market data come from?

Databento GLBX.MDP3 ohlcv-1m data for continuous front-month NQ and MNQ futures, covering 01:00 to 16:00 ET with over ten years of history. Higher timeframes (5m, 15m, 1h, 4h) are aggregated from the 1-minute candles.

Is NQ Replay a broker or a prop firm?

No. NQ Replay is a simulation and educational tool only. It does not hold funds, execute real orders, fund accounts, or provide financial, investment, tax or legal advice.

Who is NQ Replay for?

Discretionary intraday traders studying ICT and Smart Money Concepts, and traders rehearsing for a funded prop-firm evaluation who want unlimited reps on real historical Nasdaq price action.