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Consecutive Down Days

Median 1M return: +2.1%, 71% win rate.

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Identifies short-term oversold conditions: streaks of N consecutive down days with forward return statistics segmented by streak length.

Total Events
956
Streaks ≥2d since 1993-01-01
Current Streak
1d
consecutive down days
SPY Price
$737.55
2026-06-05
Avg VIX at Events
21.5
vs overall avg 19.5

When to run this study

Run after 3 or more consecutive down days. Identifies short-term oversold conditions with historically elevated mean-reversion probability — best used for timing tactical entries during brief pullbacks in uptrends.

Historical results

Forward Performance by Streak Length

StreakNAvg Cum LossAvg VIX1D Win%1D Avg3D Win%3D Avg1W Win%1W Avg2W Win%2W Avg1M Win%1M Avg3M Win%3M Avg
2d521-1.6220.9099.600.8973.100.93721.0369.901.2970.801.8673.603.45
3d255-2.4721.2099.600.9172.200.95691.0568.601.2264.601.2373.803.36
4d114-3.2422.8099.101.0774.601.1880.701.7576.302.0578.102.8474.304.17
5d48-4.2423.801001.1970.801.1179.201.8377.102.3477.103.3379.205.64
6d11-5.8026.701001.8272.701.6972.701.0363.600.751005.3181.807.52
7d5-11.1338.601004.61802.52801.6840-1.11600.39805.97
8d+2-9.1630.801003.051003.30503.11503.22504.91509.06