S&P 500 Snapshot: A Record Intraday High

The big news at today's market close was the Nasdaq's first record high in 15 years. It hit its Tech Bubble peak on March 10, 2000.

The big news at today's market close was the Nasdaq's first record high in 15 years. It hit its Tech Bubble peak on March 10, 2000. Our benchmark S&P 500 set a new intraday record high, but its trimmed gain of 0.24% left it a fractional 0.21% below its record close on March 2nd.

Today the yield on the 10-year Note closed at 1.96%, down three bps from the previous close.

Here is a 15-minute chart of the past five sessions.

Here is a daily snapshot of S&P 500. March 2nd is the highlighted green bar, and I've added a trendline to today's close.

A Perspective on Drawdowns

Here's a snapshot of selloffs since the 2009 trough.

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For a longer-term perspective, here is a charts base on daily closes since the all-time high prior to the Great Recession.

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