QQQ / SPY · Month to date

August 2026

Replay August 2026 so far through QQQ/SPY closing paths, intraday turns, recurring news themes, and every daily curve.

Review days
8
Trading days
5
News
323
Recurring news themes
6
2026-08-01 — 2026-08-08

Monthly performance

Regular-close path
QQQ +5.09%SPY +3.50%

QQQ ended at +5.09% and SPY at +3.50% from the previous regular close before the month.

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

Sessions worth replaying

Strongest QQQ sessionStrongest SPY sessionLargest QQQ–SPY divergence
Tue, Aug 4
QQQ +3.37%SPY +1.79%

QQQ led SPY by 1.58 pp

53 news items
Weakest QQQ sessionWeakest SPY session
Wed, Aug 5
QQQ -0.91%SPY -0.20%
58 news items
Strongest intraday reboundCalmest session
Fri, Aug 7
QQQ +1.17%SPY +0.60%

Rebound after the intraday low · QQQ +0.91% · SPY +0.34%

Intraday range · QQQ +0.91% · SPY +0.53%

43 news items
Busiest news day
Thu, Aug 6
QQQ -0.38%SPY -0.16%
62 news items

Recurring news themes

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

01

Geopolitics

130 related news items · 8 review days

25.0%+3.4 pp vs prior 3 months
02

Oil

87 related news items · 8 review days

16.7%+8.5 pp vs prior 3 months
03

AI

67 related news items · 7 review days

12.9%-2.7 pp vs prior 3 months
04

Semiconductors

40 related news items · 7 review days

7.7%-3.9 pp vs prior 3 months
05

Earnings

28 related news items · 7 review days

5.4%-0.6 pp vs prior 3 months
06

China

19 related news items · 7 review days

3.7%-0.3 pp vs prior 3 months

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

CPI

Official event-study dates

No published official-release study date falls inside the current coverage.

All daily reviews

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

Markets pause as Iran diplomacy and energy-supply updates shape the weekend

Market closedGeopolitics · Oil
15 news itemsOpen review

Closed-market Sunday brings yen intervention, Hormuz uncertainty and new AI-capacity signals

Market closedGeopolitics · Oil
22 news itemsOpen review

QQQ gains 2% and leads SPY as factory and AI strength gives way to overnight Hormuz risk

Regular closeQQQ +1.75%SPY +1.42%Geopolitics · AI
54 news itemsOpen review

QQQ holds its 1.26-point edge through AMD volatility before Red Sea tanker risk returns

Regular closeQQQ +3.37%SPY +1.79%Geopolitics · AI
53 news itemsOpen review

QQQ drops 1.01% while SPY stays near flat, a 0.99-point split alongside fresh shipping disruption

Regular closeQQQ -0.91%SPY -0.20%Geopolitics · Oil
58 news itemsOpen review

Both ETFs finish slightly lower after QQQ unwinds its opening gap and narrowly leads SPY

Regular closeQQQ -0.38%SPY -0.16%AI · Geopolitics
62 news itemsOpen review

Weak payrolls accompany a 1.20% QQQ advance before Nvidia's overnight Lancium investment

Regular closeQQQ +1.17%SPY +0.60%Geopolitics · Oil
43 news itemsOpen review

Hormuz oil flows, U.S. funding and China tech signals define a closed-market Saturday

Market closedGeopolitics · Oil
16 news itemsOpen review
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