by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | Jun 6, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
OVERVIEW After a big rally the week before, the U.S. stock market took a step backward last week. The S&P 500 fell 1.2%, the Dow lost 0.94%, and the Nasdaq declined 0.98%. Implied volatility remains elevated, with the VIX index hovering around the 25 range....
by NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 30, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
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 NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 23, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
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 NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 16, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
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 NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 9, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
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 NelsonCorp Wealth Management | May 2, 2022 | Weekly Market Thoughts
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...
