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Daily market timing commentary using the IBD Follow-Through Day strategy. Updated each trading day.
IBD Market Exposure
Current Status
Day 51
Yes
Rally Attempts
6
Since Jul 17, 2026
Last Updated
Oct. 9, 2026
2026
Day 51: 2026-10-09  |
| Day 50: 2026-10-08 Distribution Day Nasdaq 3, S&P500 7 |
| Day 49: 2026-10-07 Distribution Day Nasdaq 2, S&P500 6 |
| Day 48: 2026-10-06 |
| Day 47: 2026-10-05 |
| Day 46: 2026-10-02 Nasdaq Subsequent FTD IBD Market Exposure raised to 80-100% S&P 500 is back above its 21-day and 50-day lines. Nasdaq Composite strengthens around highs.   |
| Day 45: 2026-10-01 |
| Day 44: 2026-09-30 Distribution Day Nasdaq 4 (Stall), S&P500 6 |
| Day 43: 2026-09-29 |
| Day 42: 2026-09-28 Distribution Day Nasdaq 3, S&P500 6 IBD Market Exposure lowed to 60-80% |
Day 41: 2026-09-25  |
Day 40: 2026-09-24 |
| Day 39: 2026-09-23 |
| Day 38: 2026-09-22 |
| Day 37: 2026-09-21 IBD Market Exposure raised to 80-100% Nasdaq breaks a trendline, nears record as S&P 500 clears all moving averages. |
Day 36: 2026-09-18  |
| Day 35: 2026-09-17 IBD Market Exposure raised to 60-80% Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 move back above their 50-day moving averages.  |
| Day 34: 2026-09-16 Distribution Day Nasdaq 6, S&P500 7 |
| Day 33: 2026-09-15 Distribution Day Nasdaq 6, S&P500 6 |
| Day 32: 2026-09-14 Distribution Day Nasdaq 5, S&P500 5 |
Day 31: 2026-09-11  |
| Day 30: 2026-09-10 IBD Market Exposure lowed to 40-60% S&P 500, Nasdaq slip below their 50-day moving averages. |
| Day 29: 2026-09-09 |
| Day 28: 2026-09-08 Distribution Day Nasdaq 5, S&P500 4 |
Day 27: 2026-09-04  |
| Day 26: 2026-09-03 Nasdaq Subsequent FTD IBD Market Exposure raised to 60-80% Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 push back above their 21-day exponential moving averages. |
| Day 25: 2026-09-02 |
| Day 24: 2026-09-01 IBD Market Exposure lowed to 40-60% Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 drive below their 21-day exponential moving averages. |
| Day 23: 2026-08-31 Distribution Day Nasdaq 4, S&P500 3 |
| Day 22: 2026-08-28 Distribution Day Nasdaq 4, S&P500 2 |
| Day 21: 2026-08-27 Nasdaq Confirmed FTD IBD Market Exposure lowed to 60-80% |
| Day 20: 2026-08-26 NVDA Earning Release AMC |
| Day 19: 2026-08-25 |
| Day 18: 2026-08-24 |
Day 17: 2026-08-21 |
| Day 16: 2026-08-20 Distribution Day Nasdaq 3, S&P500 2 IBD Market Exposure lowed to 40-60% |
| Day 15: 2026-08-19 Distribution Day Nasdaq 2, S&P500 2 |
| Day 14: 2026-08-18 Distribution Day Nasdaq 2, S&P500 1 IBD Market Exposure lowed to 60-80% Indexes give up recent gains, finish below a recent high. |
| Day 13: 2026-08-17 Distribution Day Nasdaq 2, S&P500 1 |
Day 12: 2026-08-14   |
| Day 11: 2026-08-13 |
| Day 10: 2026-08-12 |
| Day 9: 2026-08-11 Distribution Day Nasdaq 1 |
| Day 8: 2026-08-10 |
| Day 7: 2026-08-07 |
| Day 6: 2026-08-06 |
| Day 5: 2026-08-05 |
Day 4: 2026-08-04 SP500 Confirmed FTD  |
| Day 3: 2026-08-03 |
Day 2: 2026-07-31  |
| Day 1: 2026-07-30 |
| Day 1 -> Day 0: 2026-07-29 Day 0 Reset |
| Day 1 -> Day 0: 2026-07-28 Day 0 Reset |
| Day 1 -> Day 0: 2026-07-27 Day 0 Reset |
| Day 1 -> Day 0: 2026-07-24 Day 0 Reset IBD Market Exposure lowered to 0-20%   |
| Day 5 -> Day 0: 2026-07-23 Rally attempt #2 failed IBD Market Exposure lowered to 20-40% S&P 500 falls 50-day moving average. Nasdaq gaps below it. July 23, 2026 |
| Day 4: 2026-07-22 |
Day 3: 2026-07-21      |
| Day 2: 2026-07-20 |
Day 14/Day 75 -> Day 1: 2026-07-17  |
| Day 13/Day 74 -> Day 0: 2026-07-16 Market in Correction Rally attempt #2 |
| Day 12/Day 73: 2026-07-15 |
| Day 11/Day 72: 2026-07-14 |
| Day 10/Day 71: 2026-07-13 |
| Day 9/Day 70: 2026-07-10 |
| Day 8/Day 69: 2026-07-09 |
| Day 7/Day 68: 2026-07-08 |
| Day 6/Day 67: 2026-07-07 |
| Day 5/Day 66: 2026-07-06 |
| Day 4/Day 65: 2026-07-02 |
| Day 3/Day 64: 2026-07-01 |
| Day 2/Day 63: 2026-06-30 |
| Day 1/Day 62: 2026-06-29 |
Day0/Day 61: 2026-06-26 Nasdaq 9, S&P500 4 Distribution Day; Market in Correction    |
| Day 60: 2026-06-25 |
| Day 59: 2026-06-24: Nasdaq 8, S&P500 4 Distribution Day |
| Day 58: 2026-06-23 Nasdaq 8, S&P500 4 Distribution Day |
| Day 57: 2026-06-22 |
Day 56: 2026-06-18 FTD (Nasdaq S&P500)   |
| Day 55: 2026-06-17 Nasdaq 7, S&P500 5 Distribution Day |
| Day 54: 2026-06-16 Nasdaq 6, S&P500 4 Distribution Day |
| Day 53: 2026-06-15 |
Day 52: 2026-06-12 SpaceX $SPCX IPO IBD Market Exposure set back to 60-80%   |
Day 51: 2026-06-11 FTD (Nasdaq) |
| Day 50: 2026-06-10 IBD Market Exposure set down to 40-60% |
| Day 49: 2026-06-09 Nasdaq 5, S&P500 4 Distribution Day |
| Day 48: 2026-06-08 |
| Day 47: 2026-06-04 Nasdaq 3, S&P500 3 Distribution Day IBD Market Exposure set down to 60-80% |
| Day 46: 2026-06-04 |
| Day 45: 2026-06-03 |
| Day 44: 2026-06-02 |
| Day 43: 2026-06-01 |
| Day 42: 2026-05-29 Nasdaq 2, S&P500 2 Distribution Day, Stalling Day |
| Day 41: 2026-05-28 |
| Day 40: 2026-05-27 |
| Day 39: 2026-05-26 FTD (Nasdaq) |
| Day 38: 2026-05-22 Nasdaq 2 Distribution Day, Stalling Day |
| Day 37: 2026-05-21 |
| Day 36: 2026-05-20 |
| Day 35: 2026-05-19 |
| Day 34: 2026-05-18 Nasdaq 1 Distribution Day |
| Day 33: 2026-05-15 S&P500 2 Distribution Day |
| Day 32: 2026-05-14 |
| Day 31: 2026-05-13 FTD (Nasdaq) |
| Day 30: 2026-05-12 |
| Day 29: 2026-05-11 |
| Day 28: 2026-05-08 FTD (Nasdaq) |
| Day 27: 2026-05-07 |
| Day 26: 2026-05-06 FTD (Nasdaq, S&P500) |
| Day 25: 2026-05-05 |
| Day 24: 2026-05-04 Nasdaq 2 Distribution Day |
| Day 23: 2026-05-01 |
| Day 22: 2026-04-30 FTD (S&P500) |
| Day 21: 2026-04-29 |
| Day 20: 2026-04-28 S&P500 3 Distribution Day |
| Day 19: 2026-04-27 |
Day 18: 2026-04-24 FTD (Nasdaq) |
| Day 17: 2026-04-23 S&P500 2 Distribution Day |
| Day 16: 2026-04-22 |
| Day 15: 2026-04-21 Nasdaq 1, S&P500 1 Distribution Day |
| Day 14: 2026-04-20 |
| Day 13: 2026-04-17 FTD (Nasdaq, S&P500) |
| Day 12: 2026-04-16 |
| Day 11: 2026-04-15 FTD (Nasdaq) |
| Day 10: 2026-04-14 FTD (Nasdaq, S&P500), IBD Market Exposure set to 80-100% |
| Day 9: 2026-04-13 FTD (S&P500) IBD Market Exposure set to 60-80% |
| Day 8: 2026-04-10 IBD Market Exposure set to 40-60% |
| Day 7: 2026-04-09 |
Day 6: 2026-04-08 FTD (S&P500) |
| Day 5: 2026-04-07 |
| Day 4: 2026-04-06 |
| Day 3: 2026-04-02 |
| Day 2: 2026-04-01 |
| Day 1: 2026-03-31 Rally Attempt #5 |
| Day 1 -> Day 0: 2026-03-30 |
| Day 0: 2026-03-27 |
| Day 4 -> Day 0: 2026-03-26 Rally Attempt #4 failed. Reset. |
| Day 3: 2026-03-25 |
| Day 2: 2026-03-24 below Day 1 low, but still above Day 0 low. IBD decided to keep the rally attempt alive. |
| Day 0 -> Day 1: 2026-03-23 Rally Attempt #4 |
| Day 0: 2026-03-20 |
| Day 0: 2026-03-19 |
| Day 3 -> Day 0: 2026-03-18 Rally Attempt#3 failed. Reset. |
| Day 2: 2026-03-17 |
| Day 1: 2026-03-16 Rally Attempt #3 |
| Day 5 -> Day 0: 2026-03-13 Rally Attempt #2 failed. Reset. |
| Day 4: 2026-03-12 Distribution Day |
| Day 3: 2026-03-11 |
| Day 2: 2026-03-10 |
| Day 4 -> Day 1: 2026-03-07 Rally Attempt #2 |
| Day 3: 2026-03-06 |
| Day 2: 2026-03-05 |
| Day 1: 2026-03-04 Rally Attempt #1 |
Day 0: 2026-03-03  |
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Every market rally attempt tracked since 2023. Click to explore the full daily log.
- Journey to FTD March 03, 2026 to June 26, 2026 (61 days)
- Journey to FTD Nov 21st, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026 (66 days)
- Journey to FTD April 4th, 2025 to Nov 20, 2025 (159 days)
- Journey to FTD Aug 13rd, 2024 to March 2nd, 2025 (143 days)
- Journey to FTD April 22nd, 2024 to August 2nd, 2024 (72 days)
- Journey to FTD November 1st, 2023 to April 19th, 2024
- Journey to FTD September 19th, 2023 to October 20th, 2023
- Journey to FTD August 29th, 2023 to September 19th, 2023
- Journey to FTD March 30th, 2023 to August 17th, 2023
- Journey to FTD Jan. 06th, 2023 to Mar. 10th, 2023
- Journey to FTD Oct. 21st, 2022 to Dec. 16th, 2022
- Journey to FTD June 24th, 2022 to Sept. 16th, 2022
- Journey to FTD May. 20th, 2022 to June 10th, 2022
- Journey to FTD Apr. 25th, 2022 to May 20th, 2022
- Journey to FTD Mar. 16th, 2022 to Apr. 22rd, 2022
- Journey to FTD Jan. 18th, 2022 to Feb. 23rd, 2022
- Journey to FTD March 5th, 2021 to March 31st, 2021
- Journey to FTD Oct. 1st, 2021 to Oct. 14th, 2021
- Journey to FTD Dec. 6th, 2021 to Dec. 15th, 2021
The Follow-Through Day (FTD) is an IBD market timing signal. A confirmed FTD occurs when a major index rallies significantly on higher volume, 4+ days into a rally attempt — signaling a potential new bull market.
Step 1
Day 0
Market makes a low after a decline. Rally attempt begins.
Step 2
Day 1–3
Index holds above Day 0 low. Watch for volume and breadth.
Step 3
Day 4+
A big price gain on higher volume = Follow-Through Day!
Video Resources
- Education
- What Is A Follow-Through Day? – source: IBD
- FTD requirements
- Thoughts on how to evaluate the success or failure of follow-through days, especially during bear markets. @TMLTrader
- Stock Market Bottom – source: IBD University
- How To Find The Stock Market Bottom – source: IBD
- Follow-Through Day Tutorial with Examples – source: playthetrade.com
- Stalling Distribution Day Definition – source: IBD
- FTD and market capitulations.
- The Bottoming Base
- FTD Screens
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