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Market Commentary: More Reasons We Think This Bull Market Has Plenty of Life Left

Carson Wealth

last week, declining for the second consecutive week, but there’s still a lot of strength under the surface, as the small cap Russell 2000 Index climbed 3.5%. March 2000 at the peak of the tech bubble. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Second quarter real GDP growth surprised to the upside coming in at 2.8% How much did it rally?

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Market Commentary: Stocks Hit New Highs Amid a Year of Milestones

Carson Wealth

One More Bit of Good News November was a huge month for stocks, but the big winner was small caps, with the Russell 2000 up an amazing 10.9%. We found 22 other times the Russell 2000 gained at least double digits in a month and six months later it has been higher 90% of the time and a year later up a very solid 15% on average.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes New All-Time High as Fed Goes Big

Carson Wealth

The Russell Mid Cap index rose over 4% during this period, while the Russell 2000 small cap index rose over 7%. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. From September 11 through September 19, the S&P 500 rose 3%.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Rise Ahead of Big Fed Decision

Carson Wealth

Ironically, despite more uncertainty now about how the Fed will start this rate cut cycle, markets have responded well to the possibility of the Fed going big, the S&P 500 rising strongly since Timiraos’s article was released and the Russell 2000 Index of small cap stocks up even more strongly.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Has Best Week of the Year as Recession Fears Fade

Carson Wealth

And finally small cap stocks caught a bid, the Russell 2000 Index of small cap stocks climbing 2.5% The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. according to CME calculations. versus the S&P 500’s 1.6%

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Market Commentary: The Rally Continued

Carson Wealth

On Tuesday, the Russell 2000 Index, which is composed of small-caps, gained nearly 5.4%, marking one of its best days ever. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Index Hits a New All-Time High

Carson Wealth

While new highs were set before bear markets in 1987, 2000, 2007, and 2020 in recent memory, the market has also made spectacular gains following new highs. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. They are perfectly normal.