RSP share volume: each quarter's heaviest session against its median
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-11-07, from RSP vs SPY: Equal Weight S&P 500.
| quarter | peak_session | peak_weekday | peak_volume_m | median_volume_m | peak_vs_median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q1 | Feb 14, 2024 | Wed | 11.29 | 6.06 | 1.9 |
| 2024 Q2 | Apr 8, 2024 | Mon | 22.5 | 5.34 | 4.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | Aug 5, 2024 | Mon | 13.75 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | Nov 6, 2024 | Wed | 12.97 | 5.38 | 2.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | Feb 3, 2025 | Mon | 23.42 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 2025 Q2 | Apr 9, 2025 | Wed | 37.77 | 9.1 | 4.2 |
| 2025 Q3 | Jul 31, 2025 | Thu | 21.53 | 11.83 | 1.8 |
| 2025 Q4 | Nov 21, 2025 | Fri | 57.47 | 14.81 | 3.9 |
| 2026 Q1 | Feb 12, 2026 | Thu | 38.64 | 18.1 | 2.1 |
| 2026 Q2 | May 20, 2026 | Wed | 18.99 | 9.67 | 2 |
| 2026 Q3 | Jul 8, 2026 | Wed | 13.65 | 6.47 | 2.1 |
- Rows × columns
- 11 × 6
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
- Licence
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
quarter |
text | 11 distinct values (2024 Q1, 2024 Q2, 2024 Q3…) | |
peak_session |
text | 11 distinct values (Apr 8, 2024, Apr 9, 2025, Aug 5, 2024…) | |
peak_weekday |
text | 4 distinct values (Fri, Mon, Thu…) | |
peak_volume_m |
number | 11.29 to 57.47 | count |
median_volume_m |
number | 5.34 to 18.1 | count |
peak_vs_median |
number | 1.8 to 4.2 |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
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SELECT
concat(toString(toYear(date)), ' Q', toString(toQuarter(date))) AS quarter,
formatDateTime(argMax(date, volume), '%b %e, %Y') AS peak_session,
formatDateTime(argMax(date, volume), '%a') AS peak_weekday,
round(toFloat64(max(volume)) / 1e6, 2) AS peak_volume_m,
round(quantileDeterministic(0.5)(toFloat64(volume), toUInt64(toYYYYMMDD(date))) / 1e6, 2) AS median_volume_m,
round(toFloat64(max(volume)) / quantileDeterministic(0.5)(toFloat64(volume), toUInt64(toYYYYMMDD(date))), 1) AS peak_vs_median
FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'RSP'
AND date >= toDate('2024-01-01')
AND date < toStartOfQuarter(today())
GROUP BY quarter
ORDER BY min(date)
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