SPY ETF little changed at $778.01

Price action

Finnhub shows the SPY ETF (tracks S&P 500; its price is NOT the S&P 500 level) was little changed from the prior close at $778.01 as of Oct 13, 20:00 UTC, a snapshot that covers US markets trade today. The SPY ETF's five-session change was -0.14%.

News flow

CoinDesk published an article headlined "S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange." Yahoo ran multiple S&P 500–focused stories, including a piece reporting Jamie Dimon's warning about shifting forces, Jim Cramer's view that much of the market is already in a bear market, a report on a top-yielding dividend stock hiking its payout, and an article on concentration in five tech giants.

• S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange — CoinDesk, Oct 14, 10:38 UTC
• Jamie Dimon Warns Of Forces That “Continue To Shift Under The Surface,” As Half Of Russell 3000 Stocks Sit In A Bear Market With The S&P 500 Near Records — Yahoo, Oct 14, 10:28 UTC
• Jim Cramer Says Most of the Market Is Already in a Bear Market Despite S&P 500 Rally — Yahoo, Oct 14, 11:00 UTC
• One of The S&P 500's Top-Yielding Dividend Stocks Just Hiked Its Payout Again — Yahoo, Oct 14, 11:52 UTC
• The S&P 500 Is Dangerously Concentrated in 5 Tech Giants. Are They Still Buys? — Yahoo, Oct 14, 11:40 UTC

Across indices

As of Oct 13, 20:00 UTC, Finnhub reports moves from the prior close as follows: the SPY ETF was little changed; the QQQ ETF fell 0.33%; the DIA ETF fell 0.33%; the IWM ETF fell 0.43%; the EWG ETF rose 0.59%; the EWU ETF rose 0.26%; the EWJ ETF was little changed; and the VIXY ETF fell 0.12%.

What to watch

Retail sales (Census) is scheduled Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) and Weekly jobless claims (DOL) is scheduled Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed), both listed by fred; the Producer Price Index is scheduled Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC, according to bls.

• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Retail sales (Census) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 15, 12:30 UTC — Producer Price Index (US) (source)

Sources and data

• CoinDesk (secondary source) — S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange
• Yahoo (secondary source) — Jamie Dimon Warns Of Forces That “Continue To Shift Under The Surface,” As Half Of Russell 3000 Stocks Sit In A Bear Market With The S&P 500
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 13, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 14, 12:40 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.