Shows historical return patterns by day of the week (Mon–Fri) for any ticker.
Graph view shows average returns per weekday, while Detail shows a year-by-year heatmap.
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Graph: one average bar per weekday — quick read on which days historically trend up or down.
Detail: a year-by-year heatmap so you can see consistency vs. outliers driving each day’s average.
Close → Close: day’s return from yesterday’s close to today’s close. Includes the overnight gap.
Open → Close: day’s return from today’s open to today’s close. Strips the overnight gap and isolates the intraday session.
Filters historical weekday returns by the VIX open on each day (the 9:30am regime).
< 20: calm regime — low implied volatility, smooth trends.
20-30: elevated regime — choppier tape, regime transitions.
> 30: crisis regime — sharpest moves, highest uncertainty.
The Weekday Patterns tool shows historical return patterns by day of the week for any ticker. Select a ticker, then explore the data using the controls in the side panel.
Use this to identify which days of the week have historically been strongest or weakest for your ticker, and whether that pattern holds across different VIX regimes.