Daily Market AnalysisSPY DAILY ANALYSIS • August 31, 2026

Why SPY Fell Today — August 31, 2026

SPY opened at 767.33 and finished nearly unchanged from its opening price, closing at 767.02 after trading between 764.72 and 767.99.

Close767.02
Open → Close-0.04%
Session TypeBearish session
Published ReadBEARISH → NEUTRAL
SPY 5-minute candle chart with SPY Next Move public levels for 2026-08-31
Click chart to enlarge • Completed 5-minute SPY session visual with published market levels.
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What Mattered Most

PRICE ACTION

SPY finished below its open and ended in the upper part of the range.

MARKET DRIVER

Oil prices moved higher as U.S.-Iran / Middle East uncertainty stayed elevated, adding inflation sensitivity and pressure to broader risk appetite.

PUBLISHED READ

BEARISH → NEUTRAL • MIXED / NEUTRAL

01 / SESSION SHAPE

How SPY Behaved

SPY opened at 767.33 and finished nearly unchanged from its opening price, closing at 767.02 after trading between 764.72 and 767.99.

The session low was recorded first, around 10:26 ET, before price later recovered to the session high around 15:59 ET. SPY finished near the middle portion of its intraday range.

Detailed SPY 5-minute session chart with UB and LB levels for 2026-08-31
Click chart to enlarge • Detailed 5-minute SPY candle chart with published UB/LB levels and session close.
DAY RANGE0.43%
CLOSE POSITIONClosed at the 70th percentile of the day's range
SESSION RESULTNEUTRAL
02 / WHY SPY MOVED TODAY

What Drove the Market

Across corroborating market coverage, the session was shaped by several macro and sector drivers. Oil prices moved higher as U.S.-Iran / Middle East uncertainty stayed elevated, adding inflation sensitivity and pressure to broader risk appetite. Treasury yields moved higher, increasing valuation pressure on rate-sensitive equities. Investors were also weighing weaker labor-market signals, which affected the growth-and-rates narrative.

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Oil prices moved higher as U.S.-Iran / Middle East uncertainty stayed elevated, adding inflation sensitivity and pressure to broader risk appetite.

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Treasury yields moved higher, increasing valuation pressure on rate-sensitive equities.

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Investors were also weighing weaker labor-market signals, which affected the growth-and-rates narrative.

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 → NEUTRALMIXED / NEUTRAL
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

LONG outlook • confirmation 769.32 • invalidation 763.34 • target 772.31 • extension 775.30.

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— SPY Next Move
Published SPY daily analysis: August 31, 2026
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