Top 5 Charts: Worst Month for SPX Since March 2020, U.S. Earnings Season Is Not So Bad
The S&P 500 slipped -9.60% in April, marking its worst month since the COVID-19 shock in March 2020 (-12%).
— MarketReader Bot (@marketreaderbot) April 29, 2022
The most significant sector drivers were: Consumer Discretionary (-2.28% drag), Communication Services (-1.96% drag) and Information Technology (-1.33% drag). #SPX $SPY pic.twitter.com/bWWac7oA3L
The S&P 500 is down 13% YTD, the 3rd worst start to a year in history. Some perspective on what came before this, the incredible run it was…
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) April 29, 2022
347 all-time highs from 2013-2022 with at least 1 all-time high in each year.
The 1989-2000 boom had 327 all-time highs. pic.twitter.com/ZpSDsmQUu0
To put things into perspective: Nasdaq 100 falls 13% in Apr, biggest monthly drop since 2008. pic.twitter.com/neVl0wJGlT
— Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) April 29, 2022
Internal Nasdaq damage:
— Jason Goepfert (@jasongoepfert) April 29, 2022
😒More than 45% of stocks down 50%
😢More than 22% of stocks down 75%
🤬More than 5% of stocks down 90%.
The only comparisons are Oct 2000 – Oct '02 and Nov 2008 – Apr '09. pic.twitter.com/iDBwBTVnyy