SPY monthly close-to-close returns: twelve months ending June 2026, simple and log

WITH daily AS (
    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS day,
           argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), window_start,
               toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York') >= toDateTime(concat(toString(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))), ' 09:30:00'), 'America/New_York')
               AND toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York') < toDateTime(concat(toString(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))), ' 16:00:00'), 'America/New_York')) AS cl
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
      AND window_start >= '2025-06-24 04:00:00'
      AND window_start < '2026-07-01 08:00:00'
    GROUP BY day
),
monthly AS (
    SELECT toStartOfMonth(day) AS month_start,
           argMax(cl, day) AS month_close
    FROM daily
    GROUP BY month_start
),
rets AS (
    SELECT month_start,
           formatDateTime(month_start, '%Y-%m') AS month,
           round(month_close, 2) AS month_final_close,
           100 * (month_close / lagInFrame(month_close) OVER (ORDER BY month_start) - 1) AS r
    FROM monthly
)
SELECT month,
       month_final_close,
       round(r, 2) AS simple_return_pct,
       round(100 * log(1 + r / 100), 2) AS log_return_pct
FROM rets
WHERE isFinite(r)
ORDER BY month_start