S&P 500 Snapshot: Message To The Fed?
Doug Short | Mar 11, 2015 01:23AM ET
The US equity markets took a beating today. The benchmark S&P 500 plunged at the open and sold off through the day to close at its intraday low at -1.70%. This was the worst daily decline since January 5th. Also, it puts the index in the red year-to-date, down 0.72%, and 3.46% off its record close six sessions ago on March 3rd.
The pundits variously blame dollar strength and anxieties about a rate hike from the Fed. Either way, the market is apparently sending a message to the Fed in advance of its March meeting next week.
The yield on the 10-year note closed at 2.14%, down 6 bps from yesterday's close.
Here is a 15-minute chart of the last five sessions.
Here's a daily chart of the SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY) ETF, which give us a sense of investor participation. Volume spiked on today's selloff, but not as much as in the Friday decline.
A Perspective on Drawdowns
Here's a snapshot of selloffs since the 2009 trough.
For a longer-term perspective, here is a pair of charts based on daily closes starting with the all-time high prior to the Great Recession.
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