SPY Performance Analysis from Thanksgiving to Year-End (2018-2023)

A detailed analysis of SPY's average returns from Thanksgiving to December 31st for the years 2018 to 2023, including daily average returns and key performance observations.

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User: what is the average return of SPY from thanksgiving to Dec 31st? Include the average percent return per day. Group by the following years: - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023

Aurora: Here's an analysis of [SPY](https://nexustrade.io/stock/SPY)'s performance from Thanksgiving to year-end for 2018-2023: ### SPY Returns: Thanksgiving to Year-End (2018-2023) | Year | Start Price | End Price | Trading Days | Total Return % | Avg Daily Return % | |------|-------------|-----------|--------------|----------------|-------------------| | 2018 | $242.61 | $228.02 | 24 | -6.01% | -0.25% | | 2019 | $289.90 | $299.21 | 25 | +3.21% | +0.13% | | 2020 | $337.19 | $354.19 | 27 | +5.04% | +0.19% | | 2021 | $447.31 | $456.00 | 28 | +1.94% | +0.07% | | 2022 | $383.22 | $373.13 | 28 | -2.63% | -0.09% | | 2023 | $448.40 | $470.86 | 24 | +5.01% | +0.21% | ### Key Observations: 1. **Performance Pattern**: - 4 out of 6 years showed positive returns - Best performance: 2020 (+5.04%) - Worst performance: 2018 (-6.01%) 2. **Trading Day Variations**: - Range: 24-28 trading days - Most years had ~25 trading days between Thanksgiving and year-end 3. **Consistency**: - Average daily returns tend to be modest - Most dramatic moves were in 2018 (negative) and 2020/2023 (positive) ### Unusual Observations: - 2020 showed strong performance despite being a pandemic year - 2023 matched 2020's stron…

User: what is the average return of SPY for the following years? Group by the following years: - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 Include the average percent return per day

Aurora: Here's an analysis of [SPY](https://nexustrade.io/stock/SPY)'s yearly performance from 2018-2023: ### SPY Annual Returns (2018-2023) | Year | Start Date | End Date | Start Price | End Price | Trading Days | Yearly Return % | Avg Daily Return % | |------|------------|----------|-------------|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------| | 2018 | 2018-01-02 | 2018-12-31 | $240.62 | $228.02 | 251 | -5.24% | -0.021% | | 2019 | 2019-01-02 | 2019-12-31 | $228.26 | $299.21 | 252 | +31.08% | +0.123% | | 2020 | 2020-01-02 | 2020-12-31 | $302.01 | $354.19 | 253 | +17.28% | +0.068% | | 2021 | 2021-01-04 | 2021-12-31 | $349.37 | $456.00 | 252 | +30.52% | +0.121% | | 2022 | 2022-01-03 | 2022-12-30 | $458.64 | $373.13 | 251 | -18.64% | -0.074% | | 2023 | 2023-01-03 | 2023-12-29 | $371.56 | $470.86 | 250 | +26.73% | +0.107% | ### Key Observations: 1. **Performance Pattern**: - 4 out of 6 years showed positive returns - Best year: 2019 (+31.08%) - Worst year: 2022 (-18.64%) 2. **Trading Day Consistency**: - Very consistent number of trading days (250-253) - Slight variations due to holidays and calendar effects 3. **Interesting Patterns**: - Strong rebounds after negative year…