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SPX year-to-date performance
Unusual Whales's line chart drew 179.9K views on X: 1.0x its typical post and #9 of 19 Unusual Whales charts we track by views. Read Oct 14, 2026.
The S&P 500 is up about 14% this year.
Why it spread
This post spread because it hit a hot topic that week and came from an independent author, reaching 123,694 views with 477 likes, 39 reposts, 3 quotes, and 56 saves, even though the account's source reach was below average and its quote rate sat in the bottom quarter.
What worked
- The post leads with a simple, striking contrast: the S&P 500 is up about 14% this year while its top stocks are up several hundred percent.
- It names five specific companies with their exact gains, from Sandisk at +578% down to Marvell at +224%, giving readers concrete proof rather than vague claims.
- It uses a line chart showing the SPX upward trend with volatility year to date, is branded, and includes a source line, which adds credibility.
What to borrow
We could pair one broad index number with a short list of standout names and their exact gains, then show the trend in a branded line chart with a source line, so the contrast does the work.
Careful
Do not over-read the low engagement ratios: the quote rate was in the bottom quarter and source reach was below average, so the large view count likely came from the hot topic and independent author rather than from the chart design itself.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Unusual Whales.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id caf3103c50a1.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/caf3103c50a1 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/caf3103c50a1/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/caf3103c50a1/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/caf3103c50a1/data \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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Questions people ask
How far did Unusual Whales's "SPX year-to-date performance" chart travel?
179,920 views, 974 likes, 108 reposts and 109 saves on X, read Oct 14, 2026. A normal post from @unusual_whales gets about 176.7K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. SPX shows upward trend with volatility year to date.
Can I use Unusual Whales's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Unusual Whales. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.