S&P 500 Stock Return Map Maker - See Patterns of Returns
The Stock Return Map Maker displays a color-coded map of the percent return for each buy and sell return for a selected period using historical real (inflation-adjusted) monthly S&P prices form January 1881 to present. Price data from ONLINE DATA ROBERT SHILLER.
Use the map to get a quick picture of profitable (green) and unprofitable (red) returns for different buy and sell dates. A map with lots of green indicates that many returns made money and a map that is predominantly red means many returns did not make money.
Historical Real Prices (January 1980 to September 2026)
Stock Return Map of Buy and Sell Returns (January 1980 to September 2026)
Gain > 75%
Gain 50% to 75%
Gain 25% to 50%
Gain 0% to 25%
Loss 0% to -25%
Loss -25% to -50%
Loss -50% to -75%
Loss < -75%
Return Summary
Assembling combination grids...
Isolate a Specific Buy Date