How far back does Nasdaq 100 historical data go here?

Daily candles begin 1990-11-07. Minute and hourly data begin 2011-09-18, and tick data 2013-01-01 — so the 1990s and 2000s exist at daily resolution only.

Can I backtest the dot-com crash intraday on this data?

No — and effectively nowhere: quote-level index data from 2000–2002 is scarce industry-wide. This series covers that era in daily candles, which is what long-regime studies should use anyway.

Is this the official Nasdaq index value?

It is a CFD series tracking the index, quoted through the CFD session. It follows the index closely but is not the exchange’s official print — reconcile closes against official data if that distinction matters to your work.

Download Nasdaq 100 (USA 100) Price History

By Martin Buessler · Published 23 August 2026 · Updated 17 September 2026 · 1 min read

The Nasdaq 100 — USA 100 in this catalogue, symbol USATECHIDXUSD — carries daily history from 1990-11-07: the entire dot-com boom and bust, the 2008 crisis, and the long tech bull market that followed, in one series. What it does NOT carry that far back is intraday data, and knowing where each granularity starts is the difference between a backtest and a mirage.

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A finished MarketData Hub download: a CSV file on local disk, with its row count, file size and full path. — **Where the data ends up.** A finished job names the row count, the file size and the exact path — a folder you chose, with no server of ours in the picture.

What each timeframe actually covers

From the per-timeframe metadata behind the USA 100 instrument page:

Daily/monthly candles from 1990-11-07 — about 35 years, including the 2000 peak and the 78% drawdown that followed it.
Hourly and minute candles from 2011-09-18.
Tick data from 2013-01-01.

The consequence is blunt: the dot-com era exists only in daily candles. An intraday strategy cannot be tested through 2000–2002 on this series (or on most others — quote-level index data from that era is scarce everywhere). Test the regime daily, then buy resolution on the years that have it.

An index CFD series, not the exchange print

This is a CFD price series tracking the index, quoted continuously through the CFD session rather than only during Nasdaq's cash hours — which is why its intraday files contain quotes at times the exchange was closed. For most research this is what you want (it is the tradable price); if you are reconciling against official index closes, expect small differences at the margins of the session. The methodology page covers sourcing and aggregation in detail.

Getting it, and what it costs in disk

Pick USA 100 in the app, choose a timeframe and range, and it writes CSV or JSON locally. Size any range first with the file-size calculator — index series are 24×5, so intraday files grow faster than a stock's but slower than crypto's. The neighbouring US indices (S&P 500, Dow, Russell) live in the Americas index catalogue, and the backtesting guide covers the biases long index histories invite.

Frequently asked questions

How far back does Nasdaq 100 historical data go here?: Daily candles begin 1990-11-07. Minute and hourly data begin 2011-09-18, and tick data 2013-01-01 — so the 1990s and 2000s exist at daily resolution only.
Can I backtest the dot-com crash intraday on this data?: No — and effectively nowhere: quote-level index data from 2000–2002 is scarce industry-wide. This series covers that era in daily candles, which is what long-regime studies should use anyway.
Is this the official Nasdaq index value?: It is a CFD series tracking the index, quoted through the CFD session. It follows the index closely but is not the exchange’s official print — reconcile closes against official data if that distinction matters to your work.

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