The S&P 500 see-sawed through a data-packed week but ultimately closed with a 1.0% loss from last Friday. Volatility was driven by a mix of major developments, including the DeepSeek threat, the Federal Reserve’s latest decision, big tech earnings, and renewed uncertainty over Trump’s tariff policy. The index now sits 1.28% below its record close on January 23, 2025 and is up 2.93% year to date.
The table below summarizes the number of record highs reached each year dating back to 2013.
Here is a snapshot of the index over the past 5 days:
Here is a snapshot of the index from the past six months with a 50-day moving average:
As of January 31st, the U.S. Treasury put the closing yield on the 10-year note at 4.58% and the 2-year note at 4.22%. See our latest Treasury Snapshot here. ETFs associated with Treasuries include: iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT).
S&P 500: A Perspective on Drawdowns
On October 9, 2007 the S&P 500 reached a then all-time high, closing the day at 1565.15. Then on March 9, 2009, the index dropped ~57% off of its high from exactly 17 months before, closing the day at 676.53. This time period became known as the Global Financial Crisis. It took over 5 years before the index reached a new then all-time high on March 28, 2013, where it closed out at 1569.19. The chart below is a snapshot of record highs and selloffs since the 2007 peak reached on October 9, 2007.
What happens if we take out the Global Financial Crisis? Here's a snapshot the same chart above where the start date has been changed to the trough reached on March 9, 2009. Note the recent selloffs in 2022.
Here's a few tables with the number of days of a 1% or greater change in either direction and the number of days of corrections (down 10% or more from the record high).