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S&P 500

S&P 500 (Latest Data - 10/19/26)

7,690.73

Oct 19, 2026 · In gold 1.85 oz · 200-day 7,275.66

S&P 500
1,3812,8064,2325,6577,0838,5091.13 oz1.47 oz1.81 oz2.15 oz2.49 oz2.83 oz20182020202220242026

White: S&P 500 close. Dashed orange: 200-day moving average of that close. Gold: the index divided by dollars per ounce of gold (ounces the index is worth). Gold uses monthly prints before August 2000, then COMEX futures. Red bands mark NBER recession periods. Latest in gold 1.85 oz. Latest 200-day 7,275.66. Updated Oct 20, 2026.

White is the S&P 500 in dollars. Gold is the same index divided by the dollar gold price. The dashed orange line is the 200-day moving average. Use the buttons above the chart to turn those extra lines off.

Data Grade

S&P 500:

A

Market close, daily. Yahoo covers the long tape from 1978; FRED overwrites the recent window when it is newer.

Gold / gold-priced:

B

Monthly gold before August 2000, then COMEX futures, not the LBMA spot fix. Close enough to see the real-vs-metal story, not a bullion invoice.

200-day moving average:

A

Straight 200-session average of the dollar index. No special sauce. It needs 200 trading days before it prints.