S&P 500
S&P 500 is up 12.2% from a year ago and has been falling over the last 3 months. That is in its normal range: higher than 38% of readings since 2017.
Latest (vs. a year ago)
12.2%
Latest level
7,562 points
As of
Nov 13, 2026
3-month change
−8.13 % pts
1-year change
−0.33 % pts
20-year percentile
38th
20-year median
14.8%
What it is. Index of 500 large U.S. companies, the most-watched gauge of the stock market; FRED offers only the last 10 years. A higher reading means more risk appetite in the Markets reading. Shown as the change from a year earlier.
What it affects next
S&P 500 is falling: 12.2% (−8.13 % pts in 3 months, 38th percentile of the last 20 years). Here is what has tended to follow, based on links the data backs up.
No tested downstream links to trace yet.
What is driving it
- ←VIX is rising, which has historically lined up with this indicator falling at the same time.
All tested links
The VIX is built from S&P 500 options; volatility spikes come with selloffs. Typical lag: same day. Strongest match in the same period (correlation -0.52, 109 observations since 2017).
Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices via FRED (series SP500). This series is copyrighted by its provider and shown here for educational, non-commercial use.