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 Kelly Compton | 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 Kelly Compton | 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...
by Kelly Compton | Jul 1, 2022 | Marketwatch, News
I am writing this a day early as we head into the July 4th weekend. I’d like to say I’m being proactive and giving everyone information before they begin to think about the holiday weekend. The truth is, I’m headed out for a long weekend and wanted to get this out...
