QQQ / SPY · Complete month

August 2024

Replay August 2024 through QQQ/SPY closing paths, intraday turns, recurring news themes, and every daily curve.

Review days
31
Trading days
22
News
3,200
Recurring news themes
6
Aug 1, 2024 — Aug 31, 2024

Monthly performance

Regular-close path

QQQ ended at +1.13% and SPY at +2.32% from the previous regular close before the month.

Monthly change runs from the final trading-day close before the month to the final trading-day close of the month. Each point on the chart is a trading-day close.

Sessions worth replaying

Strongest QQQ sessionStrongest SPY session
· Regular trading day152 news items

Jobs report · AI · Earnings

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+3.09%
SPY+2.31%
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Weakest QQQ sessionWeakest SPY sessionStrongest intraday reboundBusiest news day
· Regular trading day185 news items

Earnings · Geopolitics

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-2.90%
SPY-2.91%
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Largest QQQ–SPY divergence
· Regular trading day161 news items

Jobs report

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-2.42%
SPY-1.41%
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Calmest session
· Regular trading day133 news items

FOMC

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-0.22%
SPY-0.18%
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Recurring news themes

See which themes kept returning during the month and how many review days they appeared in.

01

Earnings

16 related news items · 12 review days

13.6%-1.8 pp vs prior 3 months
02

Jobs report

42 related news items · 11 review days

35.6%+11.8 pp vs prior 3 months
03

FOMC

18 related news items · 10 review days

15.3%-1.8 pp vs prior 3 months
04

Geopolitics

11 related news items · 9 review days

9.3%+5.9 pp vs prior 3 months
05

CPI

17 related news items · 7 review days

14.4%-1.3 pp vs prior 3 months
06

China

5 related news items · 4 review days

4.2%-4.3 pp vs prior 3 months

Topic counts are descriptive coverage measures. They do not measure price impact.

CPI

Official event-study dates

All daily reviews

Trading days show QQQ/SPY closing moves alongside the day’s news. Market-closed dates keep their news timelines.

· Regular trading day161 news items

Jobs report

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-2.42%
SPY-1.41%
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· Regular trading day156 news items

Geopolitics · Jobs report · Earnings

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-2.38%
SPY-1.85%
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· Market-closed day23 news items

Market-closed news review

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

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· Market-closed day39 news items

Jobs report

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

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· Regular trading day185 news items

Earnings · Geopolitics

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-2.90%
SPY-2.91%
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· Regular trading day130 news items

Geopolitics

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+0.97%
SPY+0.93%
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· Regular trading day124 news items

AI · Earnings · Geopolitics

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-1.07%
SPY-0.67%
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· Regular trading day152 news items

Jobs report · AI · Earnings

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+3.09%
SPY+2.31%
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· Regular trading day82 news items

FOMC · Jobs report · Nvidia

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+0.55%
SPY+0.43%
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· Market-closed day20 news items

Earnings

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

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· Market-closed day38 news items

CPI · China · Earnings

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

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· Regular trading day124 news items

CPI · Earnings · Geopolitics

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+0.24%
SPY+0.05%
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· Regular trading day147 news items

CPI · Jobs report

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+2.49%
SPY+1.64%
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· Regular trading day144 news items

CPI · China · Earnings

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+0.05%
SPY+0.32%
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· Regular trading day151 news items

Jobs report · Earnings · FOMC

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+2.54%
SPY+1.71%
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· Regular trading day99 news items

Earnings

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+0.13%
SPY+0.21%
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· Market-closed day21 news items

Market-closed news review

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

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· Market-closed day29 news items

FOMC

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

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· Regular trading day137 news items

CPI · FOMC · Tesla

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+1.31%
SPY+0.95%
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· Regular trading day133 news items

FOMC

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-0.22%
SPY-0.18%
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· Regular trading day143 news items

Jobs report · Geopolitics

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+0.47%
SPY+0.36%
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· Regular trading day144 news items

Jobs report · FOMC · CPI

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-1.59%
SPY-0.79%
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· Regular trading day121 news items

FOMC · Crypto · Jobs report

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+1.09%
SPY+1.06%
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· Market-closed day22 news items

Market-closed news review

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

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· Market-closed day32 news items

Market-closed news review

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

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· Regular trading day135 news items

Geopolitics

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-0.97%
SPY-0.25%
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· Regular trading day143 news items

Geopolitics

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+0.31%
SPY+0.13%
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· Regular trading day126 news items

Nvidia · Tesla

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-1.15%
SPY-0.58%
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· Regular trading day119 news items

Jobs report · China · CPI

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ-0.14%
SPY0.00%
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· Regular trading day101 news items

Earnings

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—
Regular session · Close 16:00 ET
QQQ+1.22%
SPY+0.93%
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· Market-closed day19 news items

Market-closed news review

0 session drivers—0 key headlines—

Market closed · No intraday price curve

Open review