U.S. stocks remained level today fueled by a 4.5% decline in mid cap stocks and a 8.7% decline in technology stocks. The S&P 500 Index is currently down 17.7% year-to-date, and down 6.9% over the past 12 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down 12.8% year-to-date, and down 7.3% over the past 12 months. Elsewhere, commodities fell 0.9% with gold falling 2.6%, crude oil rising 0.0% and copper falling 2.4%. The yield on 10-year Treasuries is 3.04%, while the dollar strengthened by 1.0% against a basket of other currencies. Meanwhile, investment grade corporate bonds fell by 2.3%, and high yield bonds fell by 3.3%.
Stocks
The S&P 500 Index stayed level.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level.
The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 4.8%.
The Nasdaq 100 Index declined 4.6%.
The Volatility Index rose 11.8%.
Large cap stocks, as represented by the S&P 100 Index, declined 3.8%.
Mid cap stocks, as represented by the S&P MidCap 400 Index, declined 4.5%.
Small cap stocks, as represented by the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, declined 4.4%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P 500
SPY
0.0%
-17.7%
-6.9%
+31.9%
+74.8%
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DIA
0.0%
-12.8%
-7.3%
+27.0%
+63.9%
Nasdaq Composite Index
ONEQ
-4.8%
-26.9%
-18.1%
+20.4%
+93.1%
Nasdaq 100 Index
QQQ
-4.6%
-27.3%
-15.0%
+23.8%
+115.2%
CBOE Volatility Index
VXX
+12%
+25.9%
-24.3%
-84.9%
-14.4%
S&P Large Cap
OEF
-3.8%
-19.1%
-7.4%
+29.6%
+78.4%
S&P Mid Cap
IJH
-4.5%
-14.9%
-11.5%
+39.5%
+46.5%
S&P Small Cap
IJR
-4.4%
-14.6%
-13.7%
+49.5%
+47.2%
Sectors
Stocks in the Financials sector rose the most with a stayed level.
Stocks in the Technology sector fell the most with a 8.7% decline.
With a 141.8% gain, stocks in the Technology sector have advanced the most over the past 5 years
With a 17.3% decline, stocks in the Telecom sector have declined the most over the past 5 years
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Financials
IYF
0.0%
-16.4%
-11.6%
+31.4%
+46.5%
Industrials
IYJ
0.0%
-17.8%
-16.3%
+26.5%
+45.1%
Utilities
IDU
-0.89%
-1.0%
+8.7%
+25.2%
+47.7%
Health Care
IYH
-1.7%
-12.4%
-1.6%
+27.8%
+72.5%
Consumer Staples
XLP
-2.6%
-6.3%
+3.8%
+30.3%
+45.3%
Telecom
IYZ
-3.8%
-20.6%
-21.8%
-2.9%
-17.3%
Materials
IYM
-4.7%
-4.0%
-0.7%
+58.0%
+61.3%
Real Estate
IYR
-4.9%
-19.8%
-9.6%
+19.7%
+33.0%
Energy
IYE
-7.0%
+56.8%
+63.2%
+135.8%
+50.0%
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
-8.4%
-29.2%
-16.1%
+16.9%
+68.9%
Technology
IYW
-8.7%
-27.8%
-12.7%
+30.5%
+141.8%
Bonds
The yield on 1-year Treasuries increased by 6 basis points to 2.35% today.
The yield on 5-year Treasuries increased by 4 basis points to 3.07% today.
The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased by 1 basis point to 3.04% today.
The yield on 30-year Treasuries remained unchanged at 3.18% today.
Name
Ticker
Yield
DoD Yield Δ
1-year Treasuries
DGS1
2.35%
+0.06%
5-year Treasuries
DGS5
3.07%
+0.04%
10-year Treasuries
DGS10
3.04%
+0.01%
30-year Treasuries
DGS30
3.18%
0%
Credit
Investment grade corporate bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index fell by 2.3%.
High yield bonds tracked by the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index fell by 3.3%.
Emerging market bonds tracked by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Core Index fell by 2.6%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
Investment Grade
LQD
-2.3%
-15.7%
-15.3%
-12.5%
+6.1%
High Yield
HYG
-3.3%
-11.4%
-10.0%
-0.1%
+8.2%
Emerging Markets
EMB
-2.6%
-18.5%
-19.5%
-12.6%
-6.0%
Commodities
The S&P GSCI Total Return Index, the leading measure of general commodity price movements, declined by 0.9%
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose by 0.0%.
Brent crude oil rose by 0.3%.
Gold declined by 2.6%.
Copper declined by 2.4%.
Silver declined by 3.5%.
Name
Ticker
DoD %Δ
YTD %Δ
1 Yr %
2 Yr %
5 Yr %
S&P GSCI Total Return Index
GSG
-0.88%
+52.0%
+62.7%
+159.2%
+88.5%
Bloomberg Commodity Index TR
DJCB
0.0%
+39.3%
+45.6%
+122.3%
+76.3%
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
DBO
+0.048%
+52.4%
+65.7%
+211.0%
+165.9%
Brent Crude Oil
BNO
+0.34%
+70.3%
+92.3%
+250.9%
+176.1%
Gold
IAU
-2.6%
+2.2%
-0.6%
+7.6%
+46.1%
Copper
CPER
-2.4%
-4.3%
-7.0%
+59.0%
+54.1%
Silver
SLV
-3.5%
-6.1%
-22.0%
+24.0%
+25.9%
Currencies
The Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of other currencies, strengthened by 1.0% to $28.1 today.
The Euro weakened by 1.0% to $1.04.
The British pound weakened by 1.4% to $1.21.
The Japanese yen stayed level to 134.43 per dollar.
Name
Ticker
Price
DoD %Δ
Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index
UUP
$28.10
+1.0%
EUR-USD
EURUSD
$1.04
-1.0%
GBP-USD
GBPUSD
$1.21
-1.4%
USD-JPY
USDJPY
134.43¥
0.0%
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin declined by 23.6% to $23231.69 today.
Ethereum declined by 30.9% to $1245.25 today.
Tether declined by 4.2% to $0.9979899890370849 today.
