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S&P 500 chart live (SPX)
A free S&P 500 chart you can read in plain words. Right now the 4-hour chart looks rainy and the daily chart rainy. Press any indicator button below and Kumo explains what it shows.
S&P 500 chart with indicators
Pick a time frame, then press the buttons to add or remove indicators. Drag the chart to go back in time; pinch, or drag the dates along the bottom, to zoom.
What the S&P 500 chart says right now
Every indicator on four time frames, turned into weather. Updated every 30 minutes from the same candles you see in the chart.
- 1 hourRainy0 up · 1 flat · 6 down
- 4 hoursRainy0 up · 0 flat · 7 down
- DailyRainy1 up · 1 flat · 6 down
| Indicator | 1 hour | 4 hours | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moving averages (20 & 50) | Price below both, short line below long line: downtrend7,592.96 / 7,596.76 | Price below both, short line below long line: downtrend7,591.09 / 7,647.03 | Price below both, short line below long line: downtrend7,653.20 / 7,695.81 |
| EMA 200 | – | – | Price is +1.1% above the long-term line7,464.93 |
| RSI (14) | Sellers a bit stronger31.6 | Sellers a bit stronger31.4 | Sellers a bit stronger36.2 |
| MACD (12, 26, 9) | Below its signal line and below zero: momentum down-15.69 | Below its signal line and below zero: momentum down-18.95 | Below its signal line and below zero: momentum down-37.12 |
| Bollinger Bands (20, 2) | Near the bottom band7,530.30 – 7,655.61 | Price below the bottom band: a very strong drop7,550.86 – 7,631.32 | Near the bottom band7,539.47 – 7,766.93 |
| Kumo cloud (Ichimoku) | Price below the cloud (green cloud): rainy trend7,595.15 – 7,600.42 | Price below the cloud (green cloud): rainy trend7,690.00 – 7,717.90 | Price below the cloud (green cloud): rainy trend7,674.10 – 7,702.35 |
| Stochastic (14, 3) | Near the bottom of its recent range10.2 | Near the bottom of its recent range13.4 | Near the bottom of its recent range17.2 |
| Volume | Quiet – less trading than usual0.3× average | Busy down candle – lots of trading2.1× average | Normal amount of trading1.3× average |
S&P 500 key numbers
The numbers traders check before they look at any indicator.
How to read the S&P 500 chart (for beginners)
Four steps, about two minutes. You don’t need any trading experience.
- 1Start with the weeklyPress Weekly. Is the line mostly going up, down or sideways over the years? That is the big weather.
- 2Look at the candlesEach bar is one time period. Green = it closed higher than it opened, red = lower. Long wicks show where the price was pushed back. Learn support and resistance.
- 3Add the trendPress Moving averages. Price above the lines = an uptrend for that period. Moving averages lesson.
- 4Check the strengthAdd RSI. Above 70 = bought very hard, below 30 = sold very hard. Neither means “buy” or “sell” on its own. RSI lesson.
Which time frame should I use?
Each button shows a different zoom level of the same market.
| Button | Each candle | Shows about | Useful for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min | 30 minutes | the last 3 days | watching today’s moves |
| 1 hour | 1 hour | the last week | day trading, news reactions |
| 4 hours | 4 hours | the last month | trades that last a few days |
| Daily | 1 day | the last year | the main trend |
| Weekly | 1 week | many years | the big picture and long-term holders |
About S&P 500 and this chart
The S&P 500 tracks 500 large US companies; it reacts to earnings, Fed policy, bond yields and big-tech results.
This chart follows a 24/7 contract that tracks the S&P 500. The real index only trades in its market's hours, so the biggest moves usually come at the cash open and after major economic news.
Data: Hyperliquid (trade.xyz). Backups: none. No sign-up or API key – Kumocast reads public prices only.
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S&P 500 chart FAQ
Is this S&P 500 chart live?
Yes. The last candle moves with the live price every 30 seconds while the page is open, and the full history refreshes every 30 minutes. Prices come from Hyperliquid (trade.xyz).
Is the S&P 500 chart free?
Yes – free, with no sign-up, no account and no ads that block the chart. Every indicator button is free too.
Which time frame is best for the S&P 500 chart?
There is no single best one. Use 30 minutes or 1 hour to see today’s moves, 4 hours for the last couple of weeks, daily for the last months, and weekly for the big picture over years. A good habit: look at the weekly first, then zoom in.
Which indicators can I add?
Moving averages, the EMA 200, Bollinger Bands, the Ichimoku “Kumo” cloud, volume, RSI, MACD, Stochastic and Kumo’s support and resistance levels. Press a button to add or remove it; Kumo explains each one beside the chart.
Does this chart predict where S&P 500 will go?
No. A chart shows what the price has done; indicators are maths on that past price. For Kumo’s short-term outlook with targets and a track record, see the S&P 500 forecast page. Nothing here is financial advice.
What does “rainy” mean on this page?
Kumo turns each indicator into weather: sunny = pointing up, cloudy = no clear direction, rain = pointing down. The time frame’s weather is the average of all its indicators. It describes the chart right now, not the future.
Built by
Alex Wu
Crypto, DeFi, perps and FX · driven by data
Alex designed the Kumocast model behind these signals, sets its rules, reviews its accuracy record and updates the methodology whenever the model changes. Signals are refreshed every 30 minutes with live market data.