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Nasdaq 100 · Daily Distribution vs. Normal Curve

Nasdaq 100 · Daily Distribution vs. Normal Curve — Higher Volatility and Even Heavier Tails

Distribución diaria — Movimientos diarios del Nasdaq: colas más gordas que el S&P.

Across the same 6,600+ sessions since 2000. Dashed line shows normal reference — Nasdaq's center stacks taller, but its daily volatility is higher and it deviates more deeply from normal expectation.

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This static page is built to answer searches for Nasdaq 100 · Daily Distribution vs. Normal Curve. It summarizes the live dataset behind the Higher Volatility and Even Heavier Tails panel and links to the full interactive chart.

Across the same 6,600+ sessions since 2000. Dashed line shows normal reference — Nasdaq's center stacks taller, but its daily volatility is higher and it deviates more deeply from normal expectation. The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.

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2026-07-17

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Data & Source

GET /api/ndx/daily-distribution.json — Canonical dataset endpoint.

Yahoo Finance · Macrotrends · Robert Shiller · FRED · S&P Global · Nasdaq · NBER.

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Where does this data come from?

History of Market combines public market and macro datasets including Yahoo Finance, Macrotrends, Robert Shiller, FRED, S&P Global, Nasdaq, and NBER. The exact endpoint for this panel is linked below.

How often is it updated?

Daily-tier datasets refresh after the U.S. market close, with a broader weekly refresh on Sunday. The timestamp shown on this page comes from the JSON payload.

Can I use the data?

Yes, for research and education with attribution to History of Market. Upstream data sources retain their own terms.