S&P 500 Snapshot: Down 1.43% from Last Week

The S&P has seen daily losses in 5 of the last 7 market days and closes the day with a loss of 1.43% from the previous week. The index is up 9.04% YTD.

The U.S. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year note at 2.25%.

Here is a daily chart of the S&P 500. Today's selling puts the volume 19% below its 50-day moving average.

Here's a monthly snapshot of the index going back to December 2007.

A Perspective on Drawdowns

Here's a snapshot of record highs and selloffs since 2009 through.

Here is a more conventional log-scale chart with drawdowns highlighted.

Here is a linear scale version of the same chart with the 50- and 200-day moving averages.

A Perspective on Volatility

For a sense of the correlation between the closing price and intraday volatility, the chart below overlays the S&P 500 since 2007 with the intraday price range. We've also included a 20-day moving average to help identify trends in volatility.