Data last updated: March 31, 2026

S&P 500 Historical Performance

Omg did the stock market just crash? 1% down in a day is a crash right? Well maybe not… Let’s just take a look at the history of the S&P 500 for some perspective.

Btw, every red dot is a record breaking closing day. We are currently at 352 record breaking closes since 2016-03-28.

S&P 500 More Recently

Let’s zoom in on just the last three months.

Guess what? If you invested in the S&P 500 on any of the labeled dates or prior to 2025-07-24, then you’re still net positive. So calm down.

Also, the largest single day increase from close to close since 2016-03-28 was on 2025-04-08 with a single day jump of 9.5%. So, keep investing and continue to buy the dip.