Daily Market AnalysisSPY DAILY ANALYSIS • August 18, 2026

SPY Market Recap — August 18, 2026

SPY opened at 768.70 and finished 0.17% lower, closing at 767.36 after trading between 766.92 and 769.50.

Close767.36
Open → Close-0.17%
Session TypeFade / bearish close
Published ReadBEARISH → BEARISH
SPY 5-minute candle chart with SPY Next Move public levels for 2026-08-18
Click chart to enlarge • Completed 5-minute SPY session visual with published market levels.
SPY TODAY IN 30 SECONDS

What Mattered Most

PRICE ACTION

An earlier high failed to hold and SPY finished near the session low.

MARKET DRIVER

Inflation and Federal Reserve expectations remained an important part of the session's macro setup.

PUBLISHED READ

BEARISH → BEARISH • CONFIRMED

01 / SESSION SHAPE

How SPY Behaved

SPY opened at 768.70 and finished 0.17% lower, closing at 767.36 after trading between 766.92 and 769.50.

The session high was recorded first, around 09:41 ET, before price later rotated down to the session low around 15:59 ET. SPY finished in the lower quarter of its intraday range.

Detailed SPY 5-minute session chart with UB and LB levels for 2026-08-18
Click chart to enlarge • Detailed 5-minute SPY candle chart with published UB/LB levels and session close.
DAY RANGE0.34%
CLOSE POSITIONClosed at the 17th percentile of the day's range
SESSION RESULTBEARISH
02 / WHY SPY MOVED TODAY

What Drove the Market

Across corroborating market coverage, the session was shaped by several macro and sector drivers. Inflation and Federal Reserve expectations remained an important part of the session's macro setup. Large-cap technology and semiconductor shares were an important index-level influence during the session. Attention also turned toward major retailer earnings for a read on consumer demand and margins.

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Inflation and Federal Reserve expectations remained an important part of the session's macro setup.

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Large-cap technology and semiconductor shares were an important index-level influence during the session.

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Attention also turned toward major retailer earnings for a read on consumer demand and margins.

Market context is based on corroborated public information and original SPY Next Move analysis.
03 / EXPECTATION CHECK

Published Read vs. Actual SPY Result

The published directional read is compared with the completed session outcome.

BEARISH → BEARISHCONFIRMED
04 / KEY SPY LEVELS

Price Areas That Actually Mattered

No published UB/LB level qualified for the short list. The complete observation map remains on the Key Levels page.

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05 / LOOKING AHEAD

What the Next Session Is Set Up to Test

SHORT outlook • confirmation 766.59 • invalidation 771.67 • target 764.05 • extension 761.52.

VIEW SPY TOMORROW OUTLOOK →

— SPY Next Move
Published SPY daily analysis: August 18, 2026
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