the chart below overlays the S&P 500 since 2007 with the intraday price range. I've also included a 20-day moving average to identify trends in volatility. On December 18, the index experienced ...

Tim Smith has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry, both as a writer and as a trader. The S&P 500 gained more than 20% for the second year in a row in 2024, the first time ...

The S&P 500 gained more than 20% for the second year in a row in 2024, the first time that's happened since the late 1990s. The index has carved out a head and shoulders pattern, a classic chart ...