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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+2.9%31 Mar 2026Max
  2. 2−2.7%10 Oct 2025Max
  3. 3−2.6%5 Jun 2026High
  4. 4+2.5%8 Apr 2026Very High
  5. 5−2.1%20 Jan 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

252 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High20.8%
  • High41.6%
  • Moderate62.4%
  • Low9738.5%
  • Very Low14156.0%

Coming up

Dates that often move US S&P 500, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Thu 22 Octin 2 days US jobless claimsHow many people in the US asked for unemployment help last week.
  • Wed 28 Octin 8 days US interest rate decisionThe US central bank decides whether to raise, hold or cut rates.
  • Thu 29 Octin 9 days US spending prices (PCE)The price measure the US central bank watches most closely.
  • Thu 29 Octin 9 days US economic growth (GDP)How fast the US economy is growing.
  • Fri 6 Novin 17 days US jobs reportHow many jobs the US added last month.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, US500 moves about 0.50% up or down. That is calmer than 8 in 10 indexes we follow.

Region · United States

NAS100US Nasdaq 100US30US Dow Jones Industrial AverageNASCOMPUS Nasdaq CompositeUS2000US Russell 2000US400US S&P MidCap 400

Region · United States

NAS100US Nasdaq 100US30US Dow Jones Industrial AverageUS2000US Russell 2000US400US S&P MidCap 400

In the news

Recent headlines about US S&P 500, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Bloomberg.com4 hours agoUS Futures Slip as Neocloud IPO Elice Flops, SpaceX Results Loom
  2. 02Yahoo Finance4 hours ago3 S&P 500 Stocks That Concern Us
  3. 03Simply Wall Street6 hours agoUS Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Rise On Firm Factory And Growth Signals
  4. 04The Motley Fool7 hours agoIVV vs. SPY: Which S&P 500 ETF Is the Better Buy for Long-Term Investors?
  5. 05Yahoo Finance7 hours agoUS Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Climb On Strong Factory And Earnings Hopes
  6. 06StoneX9 hours agoS&P 500 Forecast: SPX set for a weekly decline led lower by tech as AI worries linger