What does SPX do on days the expected-hold band breaks?

SPX sessions where the hold band broke · 438 sessions · the archive filtered by the dealer book · all sessions · the calendar

Short answer. 438 of 1,103 archived SPX sessions matched. Of them 63% closed above the zero-gamma flip (archive 84%) and the mean open-to-close move was 0.83% (archive 0.60%). Counts over finished sessions, recomputed as the archive grows; a share equal to the archive's is a base rate, not a pattern.

438 of 1,103 sessions match. Of them 63% closed above the flip (archive 84%), 0% held the expected-hold band (archive 60%), mean open-to-close move 0.83% (archive 0.60%).

Every row is a finished SPX session and links to its page, where the same numbers stand with the day's events and a free minute-by-minute replay. The filters are the closing measurements those pages print: the zero-gamma flip against the close and the open, the net-gamma percentile, how often the flip was crossed, whether the expected-hold band held, and the calendar event the day carried. The shares above are counts over the matched days next to the same counts over the whole archive; a share that matches the archive is a base rate, not a pattern.

SessionCloseMoveFlipvs flipPctlCrossBandEvents
2026-09-147,620.30+0.26%7,665.1-44.8882broke
2026-09-047,718.57-0.24%7,641.2+77.4950brokeNFP
2026-09-037,747.67+0.62%7,659.6+88.11001brokeClaims, ISM, EIA, Auctions
2026-09-027,666.27+0.39%7,705.5-39.202brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA, Fed
2026-08-287,711.72-0.32%7,811.4-99.7482brokeUMich
2026-08-277,731.45+0.36%7,654.1+77.3693brokeClaims, EIA, Auctions
2026-08-267,675.95+0.13%7,663.1+12.8993brokePCE, Housing, GDP, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2026-08-177,745.45-0.53%7,745.0+0.402broke
2026-08-057,712.99-0.94%7,720.7-7.707brokeRefunding, VIX settlement, ISM, EIA
2026-08-047,736.35+1.31%7,745.1-8.8288brokeHousing, JOLTS
2026-08-037,600.47+1.06%7,452.4+148.11002brokeISM, Housing, Fed, Refunding
2026-07-317,489.97+0.23%7,501.1-11.1025brokeUMich
2026-07-307,437.15+0.79%7,407.7+29.41003brokePCE, GDP, Claims, EIA
2026-07-297,317.75-1.35%7,272.6+45.103brokeVIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2026-07-237,407.80-0.12%7,361.5+46.36612brokeClaims, EIA
2026-07-217,509.67+0.37%7,492.2+17.51000broke
2026-07-157,572.15+0.02%7,567.4+4.8652brokePPI, VIX settlement, EIA, Fed
2026-07-147,543.87+0.15%7,543.5+0.4280brokeCPI, Fed
2026-07-097,542.75+0.69%7,536.1+6.61000brokeClaims, EIA, Auctions
2026-07-017,483.35+0.14%7,488.2-4.803brokeVIX settlement, ISM, Housing, EIA
2026-06-307,498.14+0.77%7,488.9+9.2940brokeConfidence, JOLTS
2026-06-267,339.17+0.36%7,202.7+136.5814brokeUMich, Opex
2026-06-247,358.75-0.22%7,293.2+65.6960brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions, Fed
2026-06-187,499.42-0.09%7,488.4+11.01002brokeClaims, EIA, Opex
2026-06-177,420.70-1.31%7,397.2+23.5932brokeRetail sales, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2026-06-167,511.70-0.61%7,526.0-14.3815brokeHousing, Auctions
2026-06-157,553.95+0.24%7,537.1+16.803broke
2026-06-117,393.92+1.35%7,306.3+87.6912brokePPI, Claims, EIA, Fed, Auctions
2026-06-057,384.59-1.98%7,377.3+7.362brokeNFP
2026-05-297,581.22+0.11%7,584.8-3.621brokeOpex
2026-05-227,473.35-0.15%7,413.2+60.2956brokeUMich
2026-05-187,402.12-0.19%7,378.7+23.4770broke
2026-05-147,501.21+0.51%7,491.8+9.41007brokeRetail sales, Claims, EIA
2026-05-127,400.75+0.18%7,396.0+4.8848brokeCPI, Auctions
2026-05-087,398.37+0.37%7,382.7+15.7990brokeNFP, UMich
2026-05-067,365.20+0.85%7,365.2+0.003brokeVIX settlement, EIA
2026-05-057,259.52+0.26%7,247.3+12.210012brokeHousing, ISM, JOLTS
2026-05-047,200.92-0.26%7,195.2+5.710018brokeHousing, Fed
2026-04-297,136.05+0.11%7,120.2+15.91004brokeHousing, Refunding, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2026-04-237,108.32-0.16%7,092.5+15.85312brokeClaims, EIA
2026-04-217,063.60-0.78%7,059.6+4.01002brokeRetail sales
2026-04-157,023.14+0.66%7,026.0-2.901brokeVIX settlement, EIA, Fed
2026-04-146,966.67+0.92%6,920.5+46.2990brokePPI
2026-04-136,886.26+1.28%6,891.2-4.9816broke
2026-04-086,782.20-0.06%6,772.4+9.8976brokeVIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2026-04-026,582.42+1.39%6,525.0+57.41002brokeClaims, EIA
2026-03-276,369.70-1.16%6,306.9+62.81000brokeUMich
2026-03-206,506.42-1.18%6,429.4+77.0970brokeOpex
2026-03-186,624.85-0.98%6,572.1+52.8968brokeHousing, PPI, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2026-03-096,795.55+1.63%6,574.3+221.342broke
2026-03-066,739.82-0.02%6,728.2+11.61000brokeNFP, Retail sales
2026-03-056,830.87-0.12%6,709.2+121.71000brokeClaims, EIA
2026-02-136,836.35+0.01%6,731.8+104.6720brokeCPI
2026-02-066,931.92+1.36%6,786.0+145.9992brokeUMich
2026-02-046,882.81-0.55%6,777.5+105.3850brokeRefunding, VIX settlement, ISM, EIA, Fed
2026-01-296,967.37-0.31%6,814.6+152.8850brokeHousing, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2026-01-216,875.10+0.73%6,858.4+16.71007brokeVIX settlement, Housing, Auctions
2025-12-246,932.00+0.35%6,922.0+10.01000brokeClaims, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2025-12-106,886.21+0.73%6,827.2+59.0961brokeVIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2025-12-016,812.80+0.09%6,818.7-5.903brokeISM, Fed
2025-11-256,766.32+1.03%6,646.2+120.1770brokePPI, Retail sales, Confidence, Auctions
2025-11-216,602.80+0.46%6,522.7+80.1930brokeFed, Opex
2025-11-206,539.17-3.04%6,518.4+20.89612brokeNFP, Claims, EIA
2025-11-176,672.66-0.52%6,603.1+69.6870brokeHousing
2025-11-066,719.47-0.98%6,719.2+0.301brokeEIA
2025-10-316,841.65-0.40%6,748.9+92.8372broke
2025-09-166,607.10-0.26%6,610.2-3.112brokeRetail sales, Auctions
2025-09-046,501.80+0.74%6,566.4-64.601brokeClaims, ISM, EIA
2025-08-086,389.30+0.41%6,375.7+13.61000brokeUMich
2025-07-316,341.46-1.01%6,272.4+69.11512brokePCE, Claims, EIA
2025-07-306,362.67-0.20%6,302.0+60.7590brokeGDP, Refunding, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2025-06-185,980.50-0.10%5,881.0+99.59516brokeHousing, Claims, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2025-06-175,982.67-0.48%5,921.5+61.21000brokeRetail sales
2025-05-075,631.07+0.31%5,608.4+22.710020brokeVIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2025-05-065,607.32+0.15%5,630.3-23.0582brokeAuctions
2025-05-025,687.32+0.43%5,484.4+202.9998brokeNFP, Housing
2025-05-015,602.91-0.30%5,446.6+156.31000brokeClaims, ISM, Housing, EIA
2025-04-285,528.70-0.15%5,406.1+122.6670brokeRefunding
2025-04-215,159.90-1.34%5,114.3+45.61004broke
2025-04-105,268.22-1.47%5,234.2+34.0682brokeCPI, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2025-04-095,454.52+10.00%5,453.0+1.5833brokeVIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2025-04-084,987.15-4.77%5,026.0-38.9117brokeAuctions
2025-04-075,063.06+3.30%5,035.1+28.08314brokeHalts
2025-04-045,074.67-3.70%5,076.0-1.3833brokeNFP, Fed
2025-04-015,632.60+0.78%5,634.1-1.513brokeISM, JOLTS, Housing
2025-03-315,611.40+1.61%5,597.2+14.2921broke
2025-03-285,579.60-1.72%5,547.2+32.41001brokePCE, UMich
2025-03-275,692.62-0.05%5,712.4-19.8994brokeGDP, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2025-03-265,712.15-1.12%5,706.4+5.8990brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2025-03-215,667.20+0.83%5,657.2+10.0752brokeOpex
2025-03-205,662.02+0.48%5,663.3-1.37416brokeClaims, EIA
2025-03-195,675.42+0.73%5,682.0-6.69229brokeEIA, FOMC
2025-03-135,521.45-1.11%5,503.6+17.8900brokePPI, Claims, EIA, Fed, Auctions
2025-03-125,600.19-0.49%5,609.6-9.401brokeCPI, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2025-03-075,769.90+0.73%5,683.3+86.6730brokeNFP, Fed
2025-03-035,849.17-2.04%5,819.7+29.504brokeISM, Housing
2025-02-285,952.72+1.50%6,305.7-353.001brokePCE, UMich, Opex
2025-02-136,115.14+0.86%6,002.1+113.0970brokePPI, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2025-02-035,994.62+0.77%5,945.1+49.5750brokeISM, Housing, Fed, Refunding
2025-01-246,101.27-0.30%6,101.0+0.301brokeUMich
2025-01-226,086.39+0.18%6,079.0+7.41000brokeVIX settlement, Auctions
2025-01-105,826.27-0.78%5,815.9+10.4890brokeNFP, UMich, EIA
2025-01-075,908.07-1.50%5,899.4+8.7930brokeJOLTS, Auctions
2024-12-246,037.27+0.92%6,026.6+10.742brokeVIX settlement, Auctions
2024-12-205,933.15+1.63%5,921.5+11.67717brokePCE, Opex
2024-12-185,872.81-2.88%5,971.1-98.305brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2024-11-195,916.82+0.95%5,882.2+34.6891brokeHousing
2024-11-155,870.39-0.73%5,839.6+30.81000brokeRetail sales, Opex
2024-11-075,974.00+0.39%5,972.1+1.9786brokeClaims, EIA, FOMC
2024-10-235,796.62-0.64%5,734.7+61.91000brokeVIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2024-10-015,707.97-0.75%5,693.8+14.2950brokeISM, JOLTS, Housing
2024-09-245,734.45+0.20%5,705.7+28.81000brokeConfidence, Auctions
2024-09-115,554.32+1.29%5,616.0-61.702brokeCPI, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2024-09-065,409.24-1.94%5,364.8+44.49137brokeNFP
2024-09-035,527.82-1.55%5,512.5+15.3991brokeISM, Housing
2024-08-195,606.76+0.84%5,538.3+68.5710broke
2024-08-075,200.16-1.89%5,221.8-21.68110brokeVIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2024-08-065,238.87+0.62%5,225.9+13.0846brokeAuctions
2024-08-055,187.74+1.20%5,080.9+106.8116brokeISM, Fed
2024-08-025,345.79-0.47%5,340.6+5.27810brokeNFP, Housing
2024-08-015,445.16-1.80%5,369.4+75.8906brokeClaims, ISM, Housing, EIA
2024-07-315,522.19+0.37%5,513.7+8.5559brokeRefunding, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2024-07-305,436.27-0.75%5,409.5+26.8909brokeConfidence, JOLTS
2024-07-265,459.37+0.47%5,409.8+49.6621brokePCE, UMich
2024-07-255,399.37-0.56%5,393.8+5.61006brokeHousing, GDP, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2024-07-245,427.81-1.46%5,422.1+5.7873brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2024-07-185,545.79-0.97%5,642.3-96.506brokeClaims, EIA
2024-07-035,534.72+0.42%5,542.0-7.332brokeHousing, Claims, VIX settlement, ISM, EIA
2024-06-125,420.71+0.02%5,421.1-0.4610brokeCPI, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2024-05-315,281.85+0.70%5,180.6+101.300brokePCE, Opex
2024-05-295,266.90-0.04%5,236.7+30.28913brokeVIX settlement, Auctions
2024-05-015,020.27-0.22%5,008.0+12.39819brokeRefunding, VIX settlement, ISM, JOLTS, Housing, EIA, FOMC
2024-04-305,036.57-1.21%5,043.8-7.208brokeConfidence
2024-04-155,061.25-1.99%5,067.1-5.904brokeRetail sales
2024-04-045,148.32-1.98%5,166.1-17.8554brokeClaims, EIA
2024-03-205,223.82+0.88%5,198.9+24.9928brokeVIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2024-03-195,177.35+0.75%5,182.3-4.904brokeHousing, Auctions
2024-03-085,124.37-0.73%5,134.1-9.7018brokeNFP, UMich
2024-03-055,078.42-0.61%5,069.2+9.29132brokeHousing, ISM
2024-02-134,952.15-0.07%4,992.9-40.803brokeCPI
2024-01-314,845.54-1.15%4,843.2+2.3614brokeRefunding, VIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2024-01-294,927.72+0.73%4,863.4+64.3212brokeRefunding
2024-01-114,780.09-0.29%4,764.4+15.710026brokeCPI, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2024-01-054,696.42+0.11%4,661.7+34.7930brokeNFP, Housing
2023-12-204,699.15-1.25%4,772.0-72.801brokeVIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2023-12-194,768.01+0.43%4,751.6+16.4880brokeHousing
2023-12-044,570.02+0.21%4,530.3+39.71001brokeHousing
2023-11-224,556.65-0.05%4,526.8+29.8960brokeHousing, Claims, VIX settlement, EIA
2023-11-154,503.47-0.13%4,475.1+28.41000brokePPI, Retail sales, VIX settlement, EIA
2023-11-104,416.12+1.16%4,380.1+36.0742brokeUMich
2023-11-094,347.27-0.98%4,332.8+14.5990brokeClaims, EIA, Auctions
2023-11-084,383.87-0.05%4,381.2+2.71006brokeVIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2023-11-074,378.87+0.30%4,313.0+65.903brokeAuctions
2023-11-064,367.12-0.11%4,324.3+42.8990brokeFed
2023-11-034,359.15+0.40%4,356.6+2.51008brokeNFP, ISM
2023-11-024,318.57+0.95%4,286.1+32.5990brokeHousing, Claims, EIA
2023-11-014,237.42+0.85%4,216.4+21.09511brokeRefunding, VIX settlement, ISM, JOLTS, Housing, EIA, FOMC
2023-10-274,116.84-0.85%4,084.1+32.7390brokePCE, UMich
2023-10-264,136.60-0.95%4,153.9-17.38228brokeHousing, GDP, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2023-10-254,186.77-0.99%4,164.7+22.19022brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2023-10-244,249.12+0.18%4,236.1+13.01000broke
2023-10-234,217.89+0.18%4,147.1+70.8960broke
2023-10-194,278.11-1.04%4,287.6-9.535brokeClaims, EIA
2023-10-184,313.90-0.94%4,295.6+18.31000brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2023-10-174,373.10+0.68%4,344.1+29.0981brokeRetail sales
2023-10-134,327.77-0.97%4,322.9+4.99942brokeUMich
2023-10-124,349.45-0.67%4,335.3+14.1998brokeCPI, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2023-10-094,335.17+1.07%4,320.9+14.31004broke
2023-10-054,258.45+0.01%4,255.6+2.8946brokeClaims, EIA
2023-10-034,229.89-0.89%4,224.7+5.2994brokeJOLTS
2023-10-024,287.82+0.21%4,231.9+55.9450brokeISM, Housing
2023-09-294,287.70-0.92%4,264.1+23.6611brokePCE
2023-09-284,298.86+0.73%4,327.6-28.797brokeGDP, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2023-09-274,274.12-0.34%4,254.6+19.59914brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2023-09-264,274.47-0.81%4,253.7+20.89912brokeHousing, Confidence
2023-09-254,337.40+0.65%4,329.3+8.1982broke
2023-09-224,319.57-0.42%4,310.7+8.9971brokeUMich
2023-09-214,329.91-1.05%4,337.7-7.8210brokeClaims, EIA
2023-09-204,401.82-1.15%4,409.4-7.67510brokeVIX settlement, EIA, FOMC
2023-09-194,444.30+0.02%4,419.2+25.1952brokeHousing, Auctions
2023-09-184,454.15+0.13%4,450.3+3.8981broke
2023-09-154,448.62-0.92%4,454.1-5.508brokeOpex
2023-09-134,467.50+0.01%4,463.4+4.1930brokeCPI, VIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2023-09-124,462.47-0.19%4,447.5+15.0958brokeAuctions
2023-09-074,452.17+0.36%4,433.1+19.1951brokeClaims, EIA
2023-09-064,465.57-0.42%4,462.2+3.44822brokeVIX settlement, ISM
2023-09-054,496.90-0.33%4,490.1+6.8835brokeHousing
2023-09-014,514.42-0.48%4,484.4+30.01001brokeNFP, ISM, Housing
2023-08-244,376.61-1.71%4,384.5-7.9629brokeHousing, Claims, EIA
2023-08-224,387.54-0.64%4,361.4+26.1121broke
2023-08-214,400.05+0.43%4,405.7-5.601broke
2023-08-174,373.20-1.08%4,371.6+1.667brokeClaims, EIA
2023-08-164,404.85-0.68%4,433.7-28.89922brokeHousing, VIX settlement, EIA
2023-08-154,437.62-0.78%4,423.3+14.3966brokeRetail sales
2023-08-114,463.11+0.36%4,469.6-6.521brokePPI, UMich
2023-08-104,469.11-0.52%4,472.8-3.787brokeCPI, Claims, EIA, Auctions
2023-08-094,467.02-0.71%4,463.5+3.58712brokeVIX settlement, EIA, Auctions
2023-08-084,500.24+0.17%4,465.6+34.61002broke
2023-08-044,477.02-0.88%4,481.2-4.2011brokeNFP
2023-08-034,501.19+0.13%4,509.6-8.4982brokeHousing, Claims, ISM, EIA

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