VOL. I · NO. 119 · standardpoorly.comTHU · MAY 28 · 2026FORWARD HORIZON · 1 d / 1 wk / 1 mo / 3 mo
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SMH Semiconductor ETF

Broad semi exposure. Foundries, design, equipment.

the verdict —
At the 252d horizon, this signal hits in the predicted direction 53% of fires. Mean SPY forward return when it lights: +0.81%. Status: OOS validated. n = 6271. Bullish on the underlying when fired.
What to watch when it fires
SPY

Current state

Latest value · 2026-05-22
576.3
vs ~6 weeks ago
32%
vs 60 days ago
40%
vs 7 days ago
0.7%
last 90 observations · 2026-01-14 2026-05-22

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.

SMH Semiconductor ETF
595.5 +350.5 (+143.09%) over 1Y
Hover for date + value · Toggle SPY to compare relative move · Switch to Candle for OHLC view
616.6518.8420.9323.1225.3May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26
2025-05-27 → 2026-05-27 · 252 bars

What it has historically predicted

Historically barely better than chance over the next year. We surface this for transparency, not because we'd trade on it.

49%
−0.02%
1 d
49%
−0.05%
1 wk
51%
−0.03%
1 mo
52%
+0.12%
3 mo
53%
+0.57%
6 mo
53%
+0.81%
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=6,271
-0.02%
49% same direction
-0.05%
49% same direction
-0.03%
51% same direction
+0.12%
52% same direction
+0.57%
53% same direction
+0.81%
53% same direction
MOVE
bond volatility
n=6,496
+0.37%
53% same direction
+1.3%
55% same direction
+2.9%
55% same direction
+4.1%
55% same direction
+4.4%
53% same direction
+5.1%
54% same direction
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Each fire in history — when the signal popped, what SPY did next

Each bar is one historical fire — the indicator's value moved 2.5+ standard deviations from its rolling 180 trading-day mean (~9 months), or for monotonic “days since” indicators, crossed an 80th/90th/95th/99th percentile. Bar height = SPY's forward return at the selected horizon, signed by signal direction. Green above zero means the market moved with the signal; red below zero means it moved against.

horizon:
0 fires · 0% positive · avg +0.00%
−5.0%−2.5%0%+2.5%+5.0%
Each bar = one fire day (|z|≥2.5 from 180-day rolling baseline). Bar height = SPY return over the the next year, signed by signal direction. Dashed line = average across fires.
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.