Archetype
Steady
Median daily return
+0.053%
Daily volatility (σ)
1.067%
Win rate
51.9%
Current streak
1-day red streak
FTSE 100 (^FTSE) daily session stats — win rate & streak summary
History from Jan 4, 1984 through Jul 6, 2026 · 10828 trading days with returns.
Avg daily return | +0.028% |
Median daily return | +0.053% |
Avg green day | +0.74% |
Avg red day | -0.77% |
Daily volatility (σ) | 1.067% |
Consistency (μ/σ) | 0.026 |
Max win streak | 14 days+4.21% |
Max losing streak | 11 days-12.41% |
Best day | +9.84%Nov 24, 2008 |
Worst day | -12.22%Oct 20, 1987 |
Extreme days (>3%) | 1.8%83↑ · 111↓ |
FTSE 100 (^FTSE) daily returns calendar heatmap
Jul 8, 2025 – Jul 7, 2026 · Mon–Fri sessions only
FTSE 100 (^FTSE) average return by weekday chart
Average dividend-adjusted return on that weekday (green / red by sign). Green/red day rule: ±0.01% vs prior close.
FTSE 100 (^FTSE) win rate by weekday chart
Share of sessions that closed green on that weekday. Bars are green at or above 50%, red below 50%.
FTSE 100 (^FTSE) average return by weekday table
Average dividend-adjusted return by weekday. Green/red day rule: ±0.01% vs prior close.
| Monday | -0.01% | +49.0% | 2070 |
| Tuesday | +0.06% | +52.7% | 2192 |
| Wednesday | +0.04% | +52.5% | 2200 |
| Thursday | -0.01% | +51.3% | 2199 |
| Friday | +0.06% | +54.0% | 2167 |
- Monday-0.01%
- Tuesday+0.06%
- Wednesday+0.04%
- Thursday-0.01%
- Friday+0.06%
FTSE 100 (^FTSE) biggest single-day gains in history
Dividend-adjusted, ranked by return size.
| +9.84% | |
| +9.05% | |
| +8.84% | |
| +8.26% | |
| +8.05% | |
| +7.89% | |
| +6.19% | |
| +6.08% | |
| +5.89% | |
| +5.59% | |
| +5.41% | |
| +5.22% | |
| +5.16% | |
| +5.05% | |
| +5.00% | |
| +4.88% | |
| +4.75% | |
| +4.67% | |
| +4.66% | |
| +4.63% |
- +9.84%
- +9.05%
- +8.84%
- +8.26%
- +8.05%
- +7.89%
- +6.19%
- +6.08%
- +5.89%
- +5.59%
- +5.41%
- +5.22%
- +5.16%
- +5.05%
- +5.00%
- +4.88%
- +4.75%
- +4.67%
- +4.66%
- +4.63%
FTSE 100 (^FTSE) biggest single-day losses in history
Dividend-adjusted, ranked by drawdown size. "Days to recovery" counts trading sessions until close reclaimed the prior peak.
| -12.22% | 336 | |
| -10.87% | 31 | |
| -10.84% | 462 | |
| -8.85% | 2 | |
| -7.85% | 234 | |
| -7.69% | 60 | |
| -7.16% | 13 | |
| -6.19% | 90 | |
| -5.72% | 18 | |
| -5.70% | 38 | |
| -5.69% | 328 | |
| -5.48% | 9 | |
| -5.44% | 3 | |
| -5.35% | 2 | |
| -5.33% | 10 | |
| -5.30% | 244 | |
| -5.25% | 9 | |
| -5.19% | 5 | |
| -5.18% | 19 | |
| -5.00% | 3 |
- -12.22%
- -10.87%
- -10.84%
- -8.85%
- -7.85%
- -7.69%
- -7.16%
- -6.19%
- -5.72%
- -5.70%
- -5.69%
- -5.48%
- -5.44%
- -5.35%
- -5.33%
- -5.30%
- -5.25%
- -5.19%
- -5.18%
- -5.00%
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