by jwuser | Nov 9, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market rebounded aggressively last week. The S&P 500 gained 7.32%, the Dow rose 6.87%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq surged a whopping 9.01%. The rally once again centered around large-cap growth stocks; in other words, the big tech...
by jwuser | Nov 3, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks got crushed last week, with the S&P 500 dropping 5.6% over the past five days, its worst-ever loss in the week leading up to a presidential election. The Dow fell over 6%, and the Nasdaq dropped around 5.5% amid disappointing earnings...
by jwuser | Oct 27, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks dropped amid heightened volatility last week. The S&P 500 fell 0.53 percent, the Dow dropped 0.95 percent, and the Nasdaq declined 1.06 percent. The sell-off was mostly centered around large U.S. stocks. Mid- to small-cap stocks,...
by jwuser | Oct 19, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market ended a choppy week of trading with slightly positive gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent, the Dow was mostly flat, and the Nasdaq climbed about 0.8 percent. Developed country stocks did poorly, declining nearly 1.4 percent on...
by jwuser | Oct 13, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW U.S. stocks showed their resiliency last week, posting their biggest weekly gain in three months. The S&P 500 rose 3.84 percent, the Dow climbed 3.27 percent, and the Nasdaq gained a monster 4.56 percent. International stocks did similarly well....
by jwuser | Oct 5, 2020 | market commentary
OVERVIEW Despite Friday’s losses, the major U.S. stock indices ended the week higher. The Dow and the S&P 500 gained about 1.9 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. This was their first weekly gain in five weeks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq also gained...
