Search Results for: S&P 500

S&P 500 All-Time Highs Great chart showing the 1,140 all-time highs of the S&P 500 since the Second World War. Image: Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial LLC

The S&P 500’s Drawdown and The Target Fed Funds Rate Fed rate cuts have generally been associated with recessions and drawdowns. Image: Bianco Research

Years Without a 20% Gain for the S&P 500 Index This great chart shows the number of years without a 20% gain since 1950. Could the S&P 500 gain 20% this year? Image: LPL Research

Most Important Variables Explaining the S&P 500’s YoY Return Today, the two most important variables explaining the S&P 500’s YoY return: FOMC rate change and U.S. hard economic data.  Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC

MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. and S&P 500 Index U.S. equities have significantly outperformed the rest of the world in recent years, but this has not always been the case. You may also like “Trailing 12-month Return Differential between U.S. and non-U.S. Stocks.” Image: ClearBridge Investments

Performance of Hedge Fund Index vs. S&P 500 Hedge fund returns have not been as good as those of the S&P 500, but volatility has been lower. Image: Richardson Wealth

Gold, U.S. Dollar, 10-Year Treasuries Bonds around 10% S&P 500 Declines The chart shows the average performances of gold, U.S. dollar, 10-year Treasury bonds, around S&P 500 corrections of -10% or more since 1976. Image: Wells Fargo Investment Institute

Percentage Change in S&P 500 in Previous Bull Markets The current bull market is nearly 3,750 days old, twice as long as the average bull market. This is also the longest bull market in the last 90 years. Image: The Wall Street Journal

Seasonal Effects in the S&P 500 This interesting chart shows the seasonality of the S&P 500. This year, the S&P 500 is well above its historical average. Image: Commodity Seasonality

Commodities to S&P 500 Ratio This great chart shows that the ratio is currently at a 50 year low and far below the long-term average. Image: Crescat Capital LLC