VOL. I · NO. 119 · standardpoorly.comWED · JUN 03 · 2026FORWARD HORIZON · 1 d / 1 wk / 1 mo / 3 mo
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JOLTS Quits

Monthly voluntary quits (JOLTS). Worker confidence proxy — falling quits signal a cooling labor market ahead of layoffs.

the verdict —
At the 21d horizon, this signal hits in the predicted direction 45% of fires. Mean SPY forward return when it lights: -0.49%. Status: OOS validated. n = 193. Bearish on the underlying when fired.

Current state

Latest value · 2026-03-01
3,171
vs ~6 weeks ago
13%
vs 60 days ago
13%
vs 7 days ago
2.5%
last 90 observations · 2018-10-01 2026-03-01

The series — full history

Daily readings, every reading we have. Pick a window with the time-period buttons; flip to candles via the global toggle in the masthead (or press C). Toggle the SPY overlay to see how this series and the S&P 500 have moved together.

JOLTS Quits
3,171 +430.0 (+15.69%) over 1Y
Hover for date + value · Toggle SPY to compare relative move
4,6173,8223,0272,2321,43720052010201520202026
2005-04-01 → 2026-03-01 · 252 bars

What it has historically predicted

On days when this signal fires (deviates 2+ standard deviations from its 30-day average, in either direction), SPY has historically averaged -0.49% over the next trading month, moving in the opposite direction 55% of the time.

49%
−0.05%
1 d
52%
−0.19%
1 wk
55%
−0.49%
1 mo
52%
+0.27%
3 mo
52%
+0.64%
6 mo
53%
−0.09%
1 yr

Beyond SPY — how this signal performs across markets

Same fire days, different forward returns. Each row asks: when this signal fires, what does that asset do? The big number is the average return; underneath is how often the asset moved the same direction as the signal (50% would be a coin flip).

target
1 d
1 wk
1 mo
3 mo
6 mo
1 yr
SPY
S&P 500 ETF
n=193
-0.05%
49% same direction
-0.19%
52% same direction
-0.49%
45% same direction
+0.27%
52% same direction
+0.64%
52% same direction
-0.09%
47% same direction
VNQ
REIT ETF
n=162
-0.02%
50% same direction
-0.32%
45% same direction
-0.68%
45% same direction
-1.1%
45% same direction
-1.6%
43% same direction
-5.2%
31% same direction
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shaded cell = each row's strongest horizon (green = bullish forward return, red = bearish)“same direction” means the asset moved the same way the signal moved — opposite of a coin flip.
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