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SPY

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
773.09+4.08 (+0.53%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

Squeeze, trend and stretch for SPY, read from our ThinkOrSwim tools after the close.

SPY daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. SPY closed at 773.09 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 768.29. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Acceleration on 7 of the last 12.730740750760770780Jul 29Sep 1Oct 1773.09SPY daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. SPY closed at 773.09 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 768.29. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Acceleration on 7 of the last 12.750760770780Sep 10Oct 1773.09
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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SPY on Oct 21

SPY closed up 0.53%. It is in a squeeze on 6 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Acceleration stage, and price is 0.7 ATR above its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 6 of 12 timeframes.

Daily: loose squeeze for 6 bars, momentum falling.

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Slingshot triggers in Squeeze Setups
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Trend

Market Pulse is green, in the Acceleration stage.

Acceleration since Oct 20, 2 sessions in a row, and on 7 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

0.7 ATR above its VMA.

773.09 against a VMA of 768.29, 0.63% above.

773.09Close
768.29VMA
7.02Daily ATR
Relative

Lagged QQQ by 0.54 points.

2 of the 2 related symbols below closed higher on Oct 21.

+0.53%SPY
+1.07%QQQ

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 769.73 to 771.34, $1.61 wide

Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed above the range at 773.09.

SPY 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 769.73 to 771.34. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed above the range at 773.09.771.34769.739:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM10:3011:3012:301:302:303:30SPY 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 769.73 to 771.34. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed above the range at 773.09.771.34769.739:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM11:301:303:30

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SPY Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where SPY is statistically stretched, from the aggressive and conservative Volatility Box models on daily and hourly data.

LevelDaily, aggressiveDaily, conservativeHourly, aggressiveHourly, conservative
Upper 3
Upper 2
Upper 1
Last close773.09773.09773.09773.09
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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SPY questions

Is SPY in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, SPY is in a squeeze on 6 of the 12 timeframes we track. Daily: loose squeeze for 6 bars, momentum falling.

Is SPY in an uptrend?

Yes. Market Pulse has SPY in the Acceleration stage: price above its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked up. Acceleration since Oct 20, 2 sessions in a row, and on 7 of the last 12.

What was SPY's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 769.73 to 771.34, a range of $1.61. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed above the range at 773.09.

Where are SPY's Volatility Box levels?

Stock Volatility Box and Bundle members see SPY's daily and hourly levels on this page and in the Volatility Box platform.

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