# S&P 500 Ends 53-Day Calm Streak

> S&P 500's 53-day streak without 1% drops ends with a 1.1% fall.
- Title: S&P 500 Ends 53-Day Calm Streak · The Motley Fool | Shortify
- Summary: S&P 500's 53-day streak without 1% drops ends with a 1.1% fall. S&P 500 ended a 53-day streak without 1% drops after falling 1.1% on Wednesday, October 13.
- Keywords: s&p 500, trading days, 1% drop, calm streak, stock market, s&p 500 index, finance, money, 500, Ends, 53-Day, Calm
- Source: The Motley Fool — https://fool.com/investing/2026/10/15/the-s-and-p-500-went-more-than-50-trading-days-without-a-1-drop-that-streak-just-ended-what-s-next
- Author: Daniel Sparks
- Published: 2026-10-16T01:43:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: s&p 500, trading days, 1% drop, calm streak, stock market, s&p 500 index, finance, money
## S&P 500 streak ends
The S&P 500 had gone 53 straight trading days without a 1% drop before falling 1.1% on Wednesday, October 13.
## Streak ended with drop
The index fell about 1.1% to around 7,719, ending the 53-day streak that began on July 29.
## Previous calm period
The S&P 500 closed at around 7,805 on Tuesday, a little under its record close of 7,819 on October 6.
## Historical streaks
Since 1950, 55 streaks hit 50 sessions without a 1% drop, including one that lasted 112 sessions ending in January 2018.
## Yearly performance
The S&P 500 has gained about 8% a year after a 50-session calm streak, matching its average performance after any trading day.
## Short-term trend
A month after a streak hits 50 sessions, the index is up in just 26 of 54 cases, down from 62% of all trading days.
## Past market drops
The streak that ended in September 2018 fell 3.3% in a sell-off led by tech stocks, dropping 20% by late December.
## What's next
The end of this streak doesn't signal a market warning, as the S&P 500 has historically performed well a year after calm streaks end.
## Key takeaway

S&P 500 ended a 53-day streak without 1% drops after falling 1.1% on Wednesday, October 13.