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Where the S&P 500 stands versus its history

The S&P 500 was 7,805.45 on Oct 13, 2026, in the upper third of its 12 month range. Updated when S&P Dow Jones Indices publishes a new reading.

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Snapshot

The S&P 500 was 7,805.45 on Oct 13, 2026, in the upper third of its 12 month range. The highest reading in the data is 7,818.93 on Oct 6, 2026 and the lowest is 2,085.18 on Nov 4, 2016; the data starts on Oct 14, 2016.

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What We Know

  • Latest reading: 7,805.45 on Oct 13, 2026.
  • Previous reading: 7,807.24 on Oct 12, 2026, so the latest is unchanged.
  • One week earlier: 7,818.93 on Oct 6, 2026; down 0.2% since.
  • One year earlier: 6,654.72 on Oct 13, 2025; up 17.3% since.
  • 12 month high: 7,818.93 on Oct 6, 2026. 12 month low: 6,343.72 on Mar 30, 2026.
  • 5 year high: 7,818.93 on Oct 6, 2026. 5 year low: 3,577.03 on Oct 12, 2022.
  • Highest since: the latest reading is the highest since Oct 12, 2026, the last time the series was at or above this level.
  • Lowest since: the latest reading is the lowest since Oct 8, 2026, the last time the series was at or below this level.
  • Highest in data back to Oct 14, 2016: 7,818.93 on Oct 6, 2026. Lowest: 2,085.18 on Nov 4, 2016.

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At 7,805.45, the S&P 500 sits 99% of the way from its 12 month low to its 12 month high. Over the past year it is up 17.3%.

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Limits. This page shows daily readings, not intraday levels; a market can trade above or below them during a session. S&P Dow Jones Indices data reach FRED with a lag of one business day, so the latest reading can trail the market. Records refer only to the history this source carries; older data from other sources may show higher or lower levels. Nothing here is a forecast.

Method and source. Octans Research computes every figure on this page from the full published history of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) series SP500. "Highest since" is the last earlier date when the series was at or above the latest reading. The page is regenerated by a fixed template when a new reading is published; no model wrote it.

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S&P 500 index, in the upper third of its 12 month range S&P 500 index, in the upper third of its 12 month range: series rising from 4471pts to 7805pts (+3334pts) from 2021-10-15 to 2026-10-13. Scale 3000pts to 8000pts. 3000pts4000pts5000pts6000pts7000pts8000pts 2021-10-152026-10-13 S&P 500 INDEX, IN THE UPPER THIRD OF ITS 12 MONTH RANGE +3334pts 7805pts
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) · As of 2026-10-13Indicative, not investment advice.

Sources

  1. [1]Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) — S&P 500 index, full daily history (series SP500)

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