SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF T
ZACKSBuyTECHNeutral
R500#268 today
$763.99
+0.18% today ยท -0.42% 1W
Oct 1 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
The benchmark itself
- SPY +0.18% on the last session; this is the market benchmark.
- 248 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 70% positive over the week.
- Market backdrop (Wed): Core PCE Price Index m/m 0.2% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Final GDP q/q 2.2% vs 1.5% expected (stronger); S&P futures +0.18%, 10-year yield +0bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals. The news-reading agent will explain the move with timestamped sources, and say so when there is no clear catalyst.
Best time to own SPY in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | +10.5% | #151 |
| one week | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 | +8.3% | #446 |
| one month | Apr 8, 2025 | May 8, 2025 | +13.8% | #440 |
| 3 months | Apr 8, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | +25.3% | #345 |
| 6 months | Apr 8, 2025 | Oct 8, 2025 | +36.4% | #282 |
| one year | Apr 21, 2025 | Apr 21, 2026 | +38.6% | #280 |
Rank #446 for one week means 445 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 1, 2026 |
+0.2% | -0.4% | +0.5% | +2.7% | +17.2% | +15.5% |
| Best one single day Apr 8, 2025 |
-1.6% | -11.5% | -13.5% | -15.5% | -12.8% | -3.1% |
| Best one week Apr 8, 2025 |
-1.6% | -11.5% | -13.5% | -15.5% | -12.8% | -3.1% |
| Best one month Apr 8, 2025 |
-1.6% | -11.5% | -13.5% | -15.5% | -12.8% | -3.1% |
| Best 3 months Apr 8, 2025 |
-1.6% | -11.5% | -13.5% | -15.5% | -12.8% | -3.1% |
| Best 6 months Apr 8, 2025 |
-1.6% | -11.5% | -13.5% | -15.5% | -12.8% | -3.1% |
| Best one year Apr 21, 2025 |
-2.4% | -4.7% | -8.9% | -14.5% | -11.4% | +5.1% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.