S&P 500
United States
7,743.41
+0.51% day · +16.7% over 1 year
- Trend
- for 119 sessions
- Gap to 200-day MA
- +7.5%
Valuation
High
Three indicators, readable in ten seconds
Every evening after the close, Le Petit Investisseur computes three benchmarks for 10 major indices. Here is how, applied to a real example.
Example · close of Sep 25, 2026
Your four benchmarks at a glance
Price
200-day MA
Your home page tracks four indices that cover most of the market. Here is the S&P 500 as it appears every evening. The other three follow the same format.
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01
S&P 500 example
The 500 largest US companies. The most watched benchmark in the world.
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02
Nasdaq 100
The 100 largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq, led by technology.
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03
Euro Stoxx 50
The 50 largest companies in the euro area. The benchmark for our home market.
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04
MSCI World
About 1,400 companies from 23 developed countries. The index that “World” ETFs replicate.
Method
Three indicators, readable in ten seconds
Applied to the example above: the S&P 500 as of Sep 25, 2026.
01
Trend
We compare the latest close with its moving average over the last 200 sessions (200-day MA). A 1% buffer keeps the state from flipping on every small move.
Example · S&P 500
- Close
- 7,743.41
- 200-day MA
- 7,205.20
- Gap
- +7.5%
- Uptrend more than 1% above ← S&P 500
- Near average between −1% and +1%
- Downtrend more than 1% below
Result: uptrend, for 119 sessions.
02
Valuation
The current P/E is compared with its own 10-year average: a P/E of 30 is common for the Nasdaq, not for the KOSPI. The “normal” zone covers ±1 standard deviation (σ).
Example · S&P 500
- Current P/E
- 24.82
- 10-year average
- 20.45
- Gap
- +1.26 σ
Result: high valuation, +1.26 σ from its average.
03
Global trend
The share of the 9 tracked markets that are in an uptrend. The big picture, in one number.
Example · S&P 500
- S&P 500 trend
- Uptrend
- Markets in uptrend
- 8 of 9
Result: global trend 8/9. S&P 500 trend: uptrend.