{"slug":"best-time-of-day-to-sell-mutual-funds","qid":"fund_type_move","label":"Average one-day move across six widely held funds, since 2021","post_title":"Best Time of Day to Sell a Mutual Fund","post_url":"/blog/best-time-of-day-to-sell-mutual-funds#q-fund_type_move","columns":["symbol","avg_daily_move_pct"],"rows":[{"symbol":"SPY","avg_daily_move_pct":0.752},{"symbol":"TLT","avg_daily_move_pct":0.762},{"symbol":"EFA","avg_daily_move_pct":0.764},{"symbol":"GLD","avg_daily_move_pct":0.818},{"symbol":"QQQ","avg_daily_move_pct":1.039},{"symbol":"IWM","avg_daily_move_pct":1.096}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    symbol,\n    round(avg(move_pct), 3) AS avg_daily_move_pct\nFROM\n(\n    SELECT\n        symbol,\n        abs(close_px / prior_close - 1) * 100 AS move_pct\n    FROM\n    (\n        SELECT\n            ticker                AS symbol,\n            date,\n            max(toFloat64(close)) AS close_px,\n            lagInFrame(max(toFloat64(close)))\n                OVER (PARTITION BY ticker ORDER BY date ASC ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) AS prior_close\n        FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs\n        WHERE ticker IN ('SPY', 'QQQ', 'IWM', 'EFA', 'TLT', 'GLD')\n          AND date >= '2021-01-01'\n          AND date <  today() - 2\n        GROUP BY ticker, date\n    )\n    WHERE prior_close > 0\n)\nGROUP BY symbol\nORDER BY avg_daily_move_pct ASC","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:01:39.511841+00:00","elapsed":0.093212076}