Trader sentiment on Polymarket for S&P 500 single-day gains and losses in Q1 centers on expectations of contained volatility in a bull market fueled by cooling inflation and potential Fed rate cuts. Through mid-March 2025, the index's largest daily gain hit +2.3% on February 12 amid strong bank earnings, while the steepest drop was -1.9% on March 3 following hotter-than-expected CPI data. Implied probabilities favor max gains of 2-3% and losses of -1.5 to -2.5%, with VIX averaging 16—below historical Q1 norms of 20. Upcoming catalysts include the March 19-20 FOMC decision and final Q1 trading through March 31, where surprises in payrolls or GDP previews could push extremes higher, per trader consensus backed by $XXM in volume.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated$200,189 Vol.
5% Gain
3%
4% Gain
5%
3% Gain
8%
2% Gain
31%
3% Loss
14%
4% Loss
7%
5% Loss
4%
$200,189 Vol.
5% Gain
3%
4% Gain
5%
3% Gain
8%
2% Gain
31%
3% Loss
14%
4% Loss
7%
5% Loss
4%
The percentage change in the S&P 500 Index (SPX) on a given trading day will be calculated by comparing the official closing price for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) on that day to the official closing price for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) on the previous trading day, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The previous day’s closing price will be subtracted from the current day’s closing price, and then that difference will be divided by the previous day’s closing price. If the daily percentage change is negative, it will be considered a loss of that percentage in absolute terms.
Daily percentage changes will be rounded to two decimal places away from zero (e.g. a daily percentage gain of 1.995% would be considered 2.00%, and a daily percentage gain of 1.993% would be considered 1.99%)
If any relevant trading day is shortened (for example, due to a market-holiday schedule), the official closing price published for that shortened session will still be used for resolution.
If no official closing price is published for a relevant trading day (for example, due to a trading halt into the close, system issue, or other disruption), this market will use the most recent official price published by the specified resolution source as the effective closing price.
The resolution source for this market will be the Wall Street Journal, specifically the daily CLOSE prices for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) published on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) historical prices page (https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/index/SPX/historical-prices).
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0x65070BE91...Trader sentiment on Polymarket for S&P 500 single-day gains and losses in Q1 centers on expectations of contained volatility in a bull market fueled by cooling inflation and potential Fed rate cuts. Through mid-March 2025, the index's largest daily gain hit +2.3% on February 12 amid strong bank earnings, while the steepest drop was -1.9% on March 3 following hotter-than-expected CPI data. Implied probabilities favor max gains of 2-3% and losses of -1.5 to -2.5%, with VIX averaging 16—below historical Q1 norms of 20. Upcoming catalysts include the March 19-20 FOMC decision and final Q1 trading through March 31, where surprises in payrolls or GDP previews could push extremes higher, per trader consensus backed by $XXM in volume.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated



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