MA-Stretch Query · Recency-Weighted Event Study

SMH/SPY at the 65-day line

SMH/SPY  ·  > 5% below its 65-day MA  ·  forward 21 sessions  ·  recency window from 2021-01-01  ·  half-life 9mo  ·  de-clustered ≥42d
Now: -8.1% vs the 65-day MA  · 4th pctile (2021+) · 2th all-time
Close 0.72 · MA 0.79 · IN BREACH now · all-time range -12.7% … +25.6%

Forward returns by regime

Median forward return (% positive) at 2 / 5 / 8 / 11 / 15 / 21 sessions, conditioned on each market regime — and the recency-weighted read (the headline). Watch how the shape shifts as the window tightens toward now.
-8.7%-5.2%-1.8%+1.7%+5.1%2d5d8d11d15d21d
Full historyPost-CovidAI eraRallyRecency-wtdbaseline
HorizonFull historyn=32Post-Covidn=11AI eran=4Rallyn=4Recency-wtdn=11
2 sessions-0.1% 47%-0.5% 36%-1.2% 25%-1.2% 25%-6.9% 12%
5 sessions+0.7% 58%+1.4% 60%-1.6% 33%-1.6% 33%-1.6% 41%
8 sessions+1.3% 61%+0.4% 50%-0.4% 33%-0.4% 33%-0.4% 38%
11 sessions+1.2% 65%+1.9% 80%+2.7% 100%+2.7% 100%+2.7% 94%
15 sessions+2.5% 65%+2.9% 80%+2.7% 100%+2.7% 100%+2.7% 94%
21 sessions+1.9% 68%+3.3% 70%+1.9% 67%+1.9% 67%+1.9% 59%
Regime delta: the recency-weighted 21-day median is +0.1 pts vs the full-history read — little regime change.
Headline is recency-weighted (faster 9-month half-life) over 11 post-2021 events. Regime windows: AI era from Apr 1 2023 · Rally from the Oct 30 2023 bottom. Tight regimes carry few events (see the n per column) — read them with the recency-weighted line, which keeps sample by fading rather than cutting.
Forward 21d · median
+1.9%
mean +1.6%
% positive
59%
11 events
vs baseline
+1.2 pts
base +0.7% / 56% pos
Range
-3% … +13%
25th -0.1% · 75th +8.1%
Path · max-gain
+5.1%
median MFE in window
Path · max-draw
-1.8%
median MAE in window

Every event · outcome over time

Each dot is one de-clustered event at its date; height is the forward 21-session return. Gold-ringed = post-2021 — if there are few gold rings, the signal is a pre-Covid-regime artifact.
-8%-2%+4%+9%+15%median +1.9%2008201120142017202020232026each dot = one event · y = forward return
By decade: 2000s 11 2010s 10 2020s 10

The event log

Event dateStretchFwd 21dMax gainMax draw
2005-10-28-6.5%+5.8%+6.1%-0.6%
2006-03-09-5.4%+0.6%+1.7%-3.9%
2006-05-25-5.7%-2.1%+1.0%-3.4%
2006-07-26-9.7%+5.3%+6.0%+0.0%
2007-10-11-6.0%-5.7%+0.0%-8.6%
2008-01-02-5.5%+0.1%+0.1%-7.0%
2008-07-30-5.8%+3.2%+8.9%+0.0%
2008-09-29-5.7%+2.4%+8.9%-4.9%
2008-11-26-8.5%+0.9%+7.4%-3.6%
2009-05-08-7.7%+9.6%+10.2%+0.0%
2009-11-03-5.8%+6.2%+6.2%+0.0%
2010-08-13-5.4%-1.7%+1.9%-5.1%
2011-07-13-5.5%+1.0%+1.7%-1.8%
2012-05-24-5.7%-0.2%+2.5%-0.3%
2012-09-24-5.9%-0.3%+0.9%-2.7%
2014-10-10-6.7%+6.5%+7.5%+0.0%
2015-07-09-6.2%-2.3%+0.7%-3.5%
2018-04-23-5.8%+6.9%+6.9%+0.0%
2018-08-17-6.2%+1.0%+5.0%-0.3%
2018-10-18-5.5%-1.3%+2.6%-4.1%
2019-05-20-6.9%+1.9%+4.0%-1.4%
2021-03-08-7.0%+9.5%+11.4%+0.0%
2021-05-06-5.9%+3.4%+3.9%-3.8%
2022-01-27-7.2%+3.2%+5.8%-0.5%
2022-04-05-6.9%-0.7%+0.4%-4.9%
2022-07-01-9.7%+13.0%+13.2%+0.0%
2022-09-01-5.8%-1.6%+0.7%-2.6%
2022-11-01-6.7%+12.5%+14.3%-0.5%
2024-07-30-8.3%+1.9%+6.1%-3.7%
2024-11-26-5.4%+4.0%+4.4%-1.0%
2025-02-27-5.4%-2.7%+3.2%-2.7%
Read it honestly. The recency-weighted read leans on 11 post-2021 events (half-life 9mo); the full-history column carries 32. The regime delta shows how far recent behaviour has drifted from the long base rate. De-clustered by a 42-session gap; overlapping windows remain. A context gauge, not a mechanical signal.
Computed live from adjusted-close history (yfinance). Forward return = close-to-close over 21 sessions from each event. MFE/MAE = max favorable / adverse excursion within the window. Educational research, not investment advice.