The S&P 500 closed at 6,528.52 on March 31, 2026, reflecting a roughly 5% monthly drop and 9% pullback from its January high of 7,002, as trader consensus priced in heightened geopolitical risks from the Iran war escalation and surging oil prices that stoked reflation concerns. The Federal Reserve's March 18 FOMC meeting held the federal funds rate steady at 3.5%-3.75%, signaling caution on further cuts amid persistent inflation pressures, which lifted Treasury yields and hammered tech valuations amid elevated trading volume. Key swing factors included rising energy costs eroding margins; upcoming Q1 earnings and April nonfarm payrolls data will clarify labor market resilience and recession probabilities.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated$970,169 Vol.
↑ $8,000
No
↑ $7,500
No
↑ $7,300
No
↑ $7,200
No
↑ $7,100
No
↑ $7,000
No
↑ $6,900
No
↑ $6,800
Yes
↓ $6,600
Yes
↓ $6,500
Yes
↓ $6,400
Yes
↓ $6,300
No
↓ $6,200
No
↓ $6,000
No
↓ $5,000
No
$970,169 Vol.
↑ $8,000
No
↑ $7,500
No
↑ $7,300
No
↑ $7,200
No
↑ $7,100
No
↑ $7,000
No
↑ $6,900
No
↑ $6,800
Yes
↓ $6,600
Yes
↓ $6,500
Yes
↓ $6,400
Yes
↓ $6,300
No
↓ $6,200
No
↓ $6,000
No
↓ $5,000
No
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Periods when the market is officially closed (e.g., holidays or maintenance breaks) will not be considered.
All times referenced are local to the primary exchange on which the index trades.
The resolution source for this market is Yahoo Finance — specifically, the 1-minute interval ("1m") chart data for S&P 500 (SPX) available at https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EGSPC/.
Market Opened: Mar 3, 2026, 2:58 PM ET
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Outcome proposed: No
No dispute
Final outcome: No
All prices recorded during regular trading hours of the primary exchange for the instrument, as reflected in Yahoo Finance's 1-minute interval ("1m") data, will be considered.
Periods when the market is officially closed (e.g., holidays or maintenance breaks) will not be considered.
All times referenced are local to the primary exchange on which the index trades.
The resolution source for this market is Yahoo Finance — specifically, the 1-minute interval ("1m") chart data for S&P 500 (SPX) available at https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EGSPC/.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Outcome proposed: No
No dispute
Final outcome: No
The S&P 500 closed at 6,528.52 on March 31, 2026, reflecting a roughly 5% monthly drop and 9% pullback from its January high of 7,002, as trader consensus priced in heightened geopolitical risks from the Iran war escalation and surging oil prices that stoked reflation concerns. The Federal Reserve's March 18 FOMC meeting held the federal funds rate steady at 3.5%-3.75%, signaling caution on further cuts amid persistent inflation pressures, which lifted Treasury yields and hammered tech valuations amid elevated trading volume. Key swing factors included rising energy costs eroding margins; upcoming Q1 earnings and April nonfarm payrolls data will clarify labor market resilience and recession probabilities.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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