Bank of Montreal

1. 01

   Ahead of SPY and its sector fund XLF over 1 year

   1 month: +4.4% (SPY −2.6%, XLF +6.1%). 3 months: −4.5% (SPY −2.2%, XLF −1.2%). 1 year: +37.5% (SPY +10.4%, XLF +9.7%). Price change to the 3 Nov 2026 close; dividends excluded.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted: BMO, SPY and XLF · as of 3 Nov 2026

2. 02

   7.2 days to cover short interest

   4.8M shares were sold short at the 15 Oct 2026 settlement, 0.7% of the 691.7M shares outstanding; covering them would take 7.2 days of average volume. Short interest is reported twice a month, on a lag.

   Exchange short-interest filing · as of 15 Oct 2026

3. 03

   Above its 50- and 200-day averages

   The 3 Nov 2026 close of $171.70 was 0.8% above its 50-day average ($170.35) and 7.0% above its 200-day average ($160.40). It has closed above the 200-day for 387 sessions, since 22 Apr 2025. The 50-day average crossed above the 200-day on 11 Nov 2024, 495 sessions ago.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted; 50- and 200-session simple averages · as of 3 Nov 2026

4. 04

   Light volume: 0.4× its 30-session average on 3 Nov 2026

   3 Nov 2026 volume of 260.3K shares was 0.4× the average of the 30 sessions before it (703.5K), as the price fell 0.8%. SPY traded 0.8× its own average that session.

   Daily volume against a 30-session baseline · as of 3 Nov 2026

5. 05

   77% of the way up its 52-week range

   Closed at $171.70 on 3 Nov 2026: 8.3% below the 52-week high of $187.22 (17 Aug 2026) and 43.3% above the low of $119.84 (20 Nov 2025).

   Daily price bars, split-adjusted · as of 3 Nov 2026

At the 3 Nov 2026 close