by Kelly Compton | Jan 3, 2023 | Marketwatch
Goodbye 2022 – As we entered the year 2022, we dealt with old and new exogenous shocks, a pandemic becoming and endemic, and a conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But the year quickly became about inflation and its impacts on central banks that were behind the curve...
by Kelly Compton | Dec 1, 2022 | Marketwatch
Are we now entering the next bull market? The Nasdaq gained 11.48% over the past month, bringing its YTD loss to (26.3%). The S&P 500 gained 10% bringing its YTD return to (14.01%) and the Dow gained 7.97% bringing its YTD returns to (4.93%). Last month we wrote,...
by Kelly Compton | Nov 7, 2022 | Marketwatch
After the brutal September, the markets recovered some of the year-to-date (YTD) losses. The Nasdaq gained 4% over the past month, bringing its YTD loss to (30.1%). The S&P 500 gained 7.99% bringing its YTD return to (18.76%) and the Dow gained 13.95% bringing its...
by Kelly Compton | Oct 3, 2022 | Marketwatch
September was brutal closing the month with a 9% decline in and slightly greater than 5% for the third quarter. The Nasdaq lost about 10.5% over the past month, bringing its quarterly loss to roughly 4%. Both indices had the worst September since 2008. September is...
by Williams Steinert Mask | Sep 1, 2022 | Marketwatch
August was not such a great month in the markets. The Dow lost 4.1% while the S&P 500 lost 4.2% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 4.6%. The markets weren’t doing too badly until Federal Reserve Chairman delivered his speech on Friday the 26th . Shortly afterward the...
by Williams Steinert Mask | Aug 2, 2022 | Marketwatch, News
July was a great month in markets. The Dow rose to a 6.7% gain while the S&P 500 added 9.1% for the month. The Nasdaq Composite, while still in bear market territory, is up roughly 12.4%. Those were the biggest monthly gains for all three indexes since 2020. Are...
