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Consecutive Down Days

Median 1M return: +2.3%, 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
598
Streaks ≥2d since 1993-01-01
Current Streak
3d
consecutive down days
SPY Price
$742.09
2026-07-20
Avg VIX at Events
21.2
vs overall avg 19.1

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
2d332-1.6220.6099.400.8974.700.9574.701.1673.701.5372.602.0573.903.47
3d151-2.5020.801000.9674.200.9573.501.1168.901.1063.301.1477.203.54
4d70-2.9321.6098.600.9771.401.0878.601.3674.301.7577.102.5271.404.04
5d29-3.8423.901001.0762.100.8272.401.6072.40272.403.4079.306.14
6d9-6.1628.101002.0277.801.9577.801.1766.701.041005.8988.909.07
7d5-11.1338.601004.61802.52801.6740-1.11600.39805.96
8d+2-9.1630.801003.051003.30503.12503.22504.92509.06