SPY & QQQ Price Action: Daily Notes, Indexed

Day-by-day price-action notes on SPY and QQQ — marking levels through FOMC days, CPI prints, PCE/GDP data, and the quiet sessions between them. Written from Draw Lines, no indicators. Newest first.

Monthly recaps

• 2026-10-15 SPY and QQQ Price Action: September 2026 Monthly Recap

  SPY fell 0.58% and QQQ rose 3.21% in September 2026, with the month’s highs, lows and the levels to mark for October.

Daily notes

• 2026-08-29 SPY & QQQ: Jackson Hole Week, Marked and Closed

  SPY and QQQ climbed every day Mon-Thu, then pushed to fresh highs Friday before fading. A weekend price-action wrap of Jackson Hole week, no indicators.

• 2026-08-28 SPY, QQQ Rally Into a Stacked Fed Morning

  SPY and QQQ closed strong into Jackson Hole. Today Warsh speaks, payrolls get revised, and sentiment lands — all at 10am. Marking levels first.

• 2026-08-26 SPY, QQQ Today: Marking Levels on PCE/GDP Day

  SPY and QQQ are grinding modestly higher into PCE and GDP day. Here’s the range so far, before the close, marked without predicting what the data means.

• 2026-08-24 SPY, QQQ Give Back Friday’s Bounce

  QQQ closed below Friday’s low today. SPY gave back most of its bounce. Tomorrow’s data is light — here’s what I’m marking before Wednesday’s PCE.

• 2026-08-20 SPY, QQQ Post Fifth Down Day in Six Sessions

  SPY and QQQ closed lower again Aug 20, the fourth loss in five sessions. Where levels sit now, and why Friday is a day to mark lines, not predict.

• 2026-08-14 SPY, QQQ Pull Back Friday. Quiet Monday Ahead

  SPY closed -0.20% at $776.34, QQQ -0.14% at $731.07, both mid-range after Thursday’s strong close. Monday is quiet. FOMC minutes land Wednesday.

• 2026-08-13 SPY and QQQ Today: Strong Close, Retail Sales Next

  SPY closed +0.70% at $777.88, QQQ +1.15% at $732.07, both near session highs. CPI is behind us. Retail sales and sentiment print tomorrow.

• 2026-08-11 SPY and QQQ Today: Quiet Before CPI

  SPY and QQQ today: SPY -0.32% to $770.56, QQQ -0.34% to $718.45, both off recent highs into tomorrow’s CPI print. Marking levels, not guessing the number.

• 2026-07-30 SPY and QQQ Today: A Sharp Reversal Off FOMC

  SPY and QQQ today: SPY +1.68% to $741.69, QQQ +3.30% to $683.55. A hard reversal off yesterday’s FOMC selloff, and what a quiet Friday means next.

• 2026-07-28 SPY and QQQ Today: Quiet Before FOMC Tomorrow

  SPY and QQQ today: SPY flat at $739.09, QQQ down 0.31% to $682.12. What the split session means heading into tomorrow’s FOMC decision.

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