Polymarket trader consensus prices the S&P 500's Q1 single-day max gain near 2.5% and max loss around -2.2%, reflecting elevated volatility from Federal Reserve policy pivots amid sticky inflation data. Recent catalysts include January's hotter-than-expected CPI print (3.0% YoY core), sparking a -1.8% drop on Feb 11—the quarter's largest loss so far—and a 1.9% rebound post-robust jobs report. With March 19 FOMC and Q1 GDP release looming, market-implied odds hinge on rate cut signals; historical Q1 precedents average 1.8% swings during Fed tightening cycles. Traders watch VIX thresholds above 20 for amplified moves, underscoring capital-weighted sentiment on macro surprises over earnings flow.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated$190,918 Vol.
5% Gain
3%
4% Gain
5%
3% Gain
10%
2% Gain
31%
3% Loss
15%
4% Loss
14%
5% Loss
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$190,918 Vol.
5% Gain
3%
4% Gain
5%
3% Gain
10%
2% Gain
31%
3% Loss
15%
4% Loss
14%
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...Polymarket trader consensus prices the S&P 500's Q1 single-day max gain near 2.5% and max loss around -2.2%, reflecting elevated volatility from Federal Reserve policy pivots amid sticky inflation data. Recent catalysts include January's hotter-than-expected CPI print (3.0% YoY core), sparking a -1.8% drop on Feb 11—the quarter's largest loss so far—and a 1.9% rebound post-robust jobs report. With March 19 FOMC and Q1 GDP release looming, market-implied odds hinge on rate cut signals; historical Q1 precedents average 1.8% swings during Fed tightening cycles. Traders watch VIX thresholds above 20 for amplified moves, underscoring capital-weighted sentiment on macro surprises over earnings flow.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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