by jwuser | May 31, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market surged higher last week, notching its best week of the year and snapping a multi-week losing streak. A handful of earnings results and economic data helped boost investor sentiment, and all three major stock indexes jumped at...
by jwuser | May 26, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW Volatility jumped last week, with the VIX Index climbing over 33 by the week’s end. The result was the U.S. stock market taking another leg lower, as the S&P 500 dropped 3.27%, the Dow fell 2.47%, and the Nasdaq tumbled 3.93%. Over in the bond...
by jwuser | May 23, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The S&P 500 index of large U.S. stocks fell 3.05%, its seventh straight week of declines. That’s the index’s longest losing streak since the dot-com bubble burst in 2001. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.9%, its eighth-straight weekly...
by jwuser | May 16, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market continued to show weak price action last week. The S&P 500 fell 2.41%, its sixth straight week of losses. The Dow dropped 2.14%, and the Nasdaq declined 2.8%. Foreign stocks are in a slump as well. Developed country stocks...
by jwuser | May 9, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market went on a roller coaster ride last week and ended roughly where it started. The VIX index, a measure of expected stock market volatility, remained elevated with a reading above 30. All that volatility resulted in another week of...
by jwuser | Apr 25, 2022 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market slipped further into negative territory last week, as the S&P 500 fell 2.75%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.86%, and the Nasdaq Composite tumbled 3.83%. Investors didn’t find much safety in bonds last week, as the...
