by jwuser | Feb 21, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market ended another tough week that saw the S&P 500 drop 1.58%, the Dow fall 1.9%, and the NASDAQ declined 1.76%. The weekly declines left the S&P 500 flirting near 10% correction territory once again. While holding up better...
by jwuser | Feb 14, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market resumed its selloff last week after pausing the week before. The S&P 500 fell 1.82%, the Dow dropped 1%, and the Nasdaq declined 2.18%. Growth shares led the selling, falling 2.39%, whereas value stocks fell around 0.34%. A...
by jwuser | Feb 7, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks rallied for the second week in a row, as the S&P 500 rose 1.55%, the Dow increased 1.05%, and the Nasdaq gained 2.38%. Growth stocks did the best, rising 1.89% for the week, but value shares weren’t far behind, gaining 1.57%. Large-caps...
by jwuser | Jan 31, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW After a volatile week that saw a lot of intraday price swings, the U.S. stock market ended the week with moderate gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.77%, the Dow climbed 1.34%, and the Nasdaq remained roughly flat with a 0.01% gain. International stocks,...
by jwuser | Jan 24, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW It was rough for stocks last week. In the United States, the S&P 500 fell 5.68%, the Dow dropped 5.68%, and the Nasdaq tumbled 7.55%. Everything was down pretty bad last week, but value stocks—down 4.74%—did relatively better than growth stocks,...