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SPY realized volatility by calendar year, with the biggest day and the count of 2%+ sessionsranking · 2026-09-16 · 23×4Preview: 16 ranked values, smallest first. SPY daily closes from the VIX record close (March 16, 2020) through March 27series · 2026-09-16 · 10×4Preview: a 10-point series, ending higher. SPY on August 5, 2024, in half-hour buckets (ET): the low and the close of eachseries · 2026-09-16 · 13×3Preview: a 13-point series, ending higher. SPY 30-day at-the-money implied volatility, sessions per VIX-style rungranking · 2026-09-16 · 4×4Preview: 4 ranked values, largest first.
SPY realized volatility by calendar year, with the biggest day and the count of 2%+ sessions

SPY realized volatility by calendar year, with the biggest day and the count of 2%+ sessions

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SPY realized volatility by calendar year, with the biggest day and the count of 2%+ sessions — 23 rows by 4 columns, computed from US exchange, SIP and OPRA data.
yearrealized_vol_pctlargest_move_pctmoves_over_2pct
200411.21.80
200510.31.90
200610.12.12
200715.93.914
200841.114.570
200926.67.250
201017.94.422
201123.16.533
201212.82.57
201311.12.64
201411.32.54
201515.64.211
201613.23.610
20176.81.80
201817.25.119
201912.63.37
202033.810.942
202113.12.48
202224.35.546
202313.22.32
202412.637
202519.310.514
202613.32.94
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
    toYear(d)                                                AS year,
    round(stddevSamp(log(c / prev_c)) * sqrt(252) * 100, 1)  AS realized_vol_pct,
    round(max(abs(c / prev_c - 1)) * 100, 1)                 AS largest_move_pct,
    countIf(abs(c / prev_c - 1) >= 0.02)                     AS moves_over_2pct
FROM
(
    SELECT
        d,
        c,
        lagInFrame(c, 1) OVER (ORDER BY d ASC ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) AS prev_c
    FROM
    (
        SELECT
            date                    AS d,
            toFloat64(any(close))   AS c
        FROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs
        WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
          AND date >= '2003-12-01'
        GROUP BY d
    )
)
WHERE d >= '2004-01-01'
  AND prev_c > 0
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year
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