Weekly Market Commentary
EQM Indexes Market Commentary — February 28, 2022
Market volatility sits at a two-year high as Russia invaded Ukraine. On the news of the invasion, the NASDAQ Composite swung by 6.8%, the largest intraday swing since the day WHO declared the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.
EQM Indexes Market Commentary — February 22, 2022
Russia and rate worries pushed stocks lower last week, suffering their second consecutive week of declines. Worries about an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine and high inflation weighed on market sentiment.
EQM Indexes Market Commentary — February 14, 2022
Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Between the Olympics, Valentine's Day, and Super Bowl, online shopping has been fast and furious.
EQM Indexes Market Commentary — February 7, 2022
We are in the middle of earnings season, with 112 names in the S&P 500 reporting last week. Amid all the earnings news, the market recorded its second consecutive week of gains.
EQM Indexes Market Commentary — January 31, 2022
Large Cap indices moved into correction territory last week, down more than 10% from recent highs, but rallied back by the weekend. The Russell 2000 Index of small-cap stocks tested bear market territory, down nearly 20% off its November peak, but also rebounded.
EQM Indexes Market Commentary — January 24, 2022
The U.S. stock market suffered its worst week of performance since March 16, 2020's pandemic sell-off. Rising rate fears and growth concerns hit markets hard, with tech shares taking much of the brunt causing the NASDAQ Composite to plunge 7.5%.