NQ was down on Tuesday but still trading above key support at 23,100 intraday and still making higher high in a choppy fashion.
It looks like the uptrend has exhaust all its momentum buyers with most investors who are long the market are just holding on to their position as long as the market stays above support.
Choppy price action should continue as long as NQ remains above support, the 20-day moving average on the daily chart, now at 23,000.