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SPY: New all-time highs on -40% volume? What gives?

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May 19, 2026 · 04:38

I've been staring at the SPY chart and noticed something that doesn't sit right. Since the March 30 trough, SPY hasn't just recovered.

It was in fact 18% above the trough and 8% higher than the old high.

But volume tells a completely different story.

Average daily volume since the trough is 53.8M shares, compared to 88.3M in Q1.

That's a 39% drop. It dropped fast and has flatlined around 48M, roughly half the Q1 average.

So what's going on?