SPX Options vs ES Futures Options: Which to Use
Daily S&P 500 moves by month, measured on SPYseries ·
2026-11-01 · 12×6
Share of SPY volume by hour of the day (ET), trailing monthranking ·
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Daily S&P 500 moves by month, measured on SPY
Daily S&P 500 moves by month, measured on SPY
| month | month_label | avg_abs_move_pct | largest_move_pct | big_move_count | session_count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | Nov 2025 | 0.78 | 1.66 | 6 | 19 |
| 2025-12-01 | Dec 2025 | 0.42 | 1.1 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026-01-01 | Jan 2026 | 0.44 | 2.04 | 2 | 20 |
| 2026-02-01 | Feb 2026 | 0.67 | 1.92 | 4 | 19 |
| 2026-03-01 | Mar 2026 | 0.91 | 2.91 | 9 | 22 |
| 2026-04-01 | Apr 2026 | 0.65 | 2.55 | 4 | 21 |
| 2026-05-01 | May 2026 | 0.54 | 1.39 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026-06-01 | Jun 2026 | 0.85 | 2.58 | 7 | 21 |
| 2026-07-01 | Jul 2026 | 0.59 | 1.68 | 3 | 22 |
| 2026-08-01 | Aug 2026 | 0.48 | 1.8 | 2 | 21 |
| 2026-09-01 | Sep 2026 | 0.56 | 1.55 | 3 | 21 |
| 2026-10-01 | Oct 2026 | 0.58 | 1.77 | 4 | 22 |
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
toString(toStartOfMonth(session)) AS month,
formatDateTime(toStartOfMonth(session), '%b %Y') AS month_label,
round(avg(abs_move_pct), 2) AS avg_abs_move_pct,
round(max(abs_move_pct), 2) AS largest_move_pct,
countIf(abs_move_pct >= 1) AS big_move_count,
count() AS session_count
FROM
(
SELECT
session,
abs(close_px / lagInFrame(close_px) OVER (ORDER BY session ROWS BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) - 1) * 100 AS abs_move_pct
FROM
(
SELECT
date AS session,
toFloat64(any(close)) AS close_px
FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
AND date >= toStartOfMonth(today() - 365) - 10
GROUP BY date
)
)
WHERE session >= toStartOfMonth(today() - 365)
GROUP BY month, month_label
ORDER BY month
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