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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) Stock Price & Analysis

Market: AMEX • Sector: Financial Services • Industry: Asset Management

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) Profile & Business Summary

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is an Exchange traded fund. The fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500® Index. The S&P 500® Index is composed of five hundred selected stocks. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust was founded on January 22, 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Key Information

Ticker SPY
Exchange AMEX
Official Site http://www.spdrs.com
CIK Number 0000884394
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Market Trend Overview for SPY

One model, two time views: what the market looks like right now, and where the larger trend is heading over time.

Longer-Term Market Trend (Mid to Long Term)

Shows the bigger market trend, how strong it is, and where risks may start to build over the next few weeks or months. — Updated as of 2026-08-17 (ET)

As of 2026-08-17, SPY is moving sideways without a clear direction. Over the longer term, the trend remains bullish.

SPY last closed at 772.67. The price is about 0.4 ATR above its recent average price (769.29), and the market is currently in a sideways market without a clear direction. Price at 772.67 is moving between minor support near 769.20 and minor resistance near 776.85. Direction remains unclear. View Support & Resistance from Options

The market is moving sideways, with no clear direction. Both upside and downside risks remain in play.

Trend Alignment Summary

Trend score: 35 out of 100. Overall alignment is unclear. The market is currently in a sideways market without a clear direction. The longer-term trend is still positive, but short-term signals are not yet confirming it.

Key Risk Level

A key downside risk boundary is near 745.55. If price falls below this area, the current structure would likely weaken further.

Recent Trend Signal

A systematic trend-activation signal was most recently triggered on 2026-08-04, reflecting a technical shift toward positive directional alignment.

Unusual Price Movement

[2026-08-17] Price moved quickly and looked strong, but participation was limited.Bearish signal near resistance (0.57 ATR away). Reversal risk is higher. Pattern is less clear, so strength is reduced.

Recent Price Behavior

Recent price movement appears increasingly driven by low-effort advances. Such hollow progression often reflects reduced participation and lower reliability of continuation.

Overnight Positioning

Selling into the close appeared orderly, consistent with deliberate overnight risk management.

Price Stretch Risk

As of 2026-08-13, price has extended significantly above its primary volume area, entering a liquidity-thin zone. While the uptrend remains intact, the risk of chasing strength has increased.

Next-day directional probability forecast Last updated: 2026-08-17 (ET)
Next-session outlook for 2026-08-18 (ET)
Bullish setup for the next session

What the model sees

The model sees a bullish edge, with 60.3% upside probability and a still-actionable balance between confirmation and reversal risk.


Why the model says this

Up probability is 60.3%, with predictability at 52% and signal agreement at 92%. Reversal risk is 23%. That suggests the directional case is supported by broad confirmation and still retains usable quality. At the same time, price is still close to a gamma transition zone.

NOTE: This next-day up/down probability forecast module is still being tested for accuracy. Please do not rely on it for investment decisions. The model does not account for black swan events or company-specific fundamental news, and its estimates are based solely on technical conditions, capital flow, and market sentiment. View forecast history

Recent Cost Distribution Last updated: 2026-08-17 (ET)

This estimate uses 1-minute price, volume, and VWAP data from the last 18 trading days, with relative-volume decay. The sample period is 2026-07-23 to 2026-08-17. The current price is 772.67, 0.27% below the estimated average cost of 774.79. An estimated 0.4% of recent positioning is below the current price, while 98.4% is above it. The peak-density price is 775.20. The largest concentrated cost region is 774.90 to 775.70 and contains 62.3% of the estimated distribution. The nearest region above the current price is 773.10 to 773.30.

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