FYI: The U.S. equity market settled down in the second quarter of 2019 after several months of wild swings. In 2018’s second half, the S&P 500 benchmark flirted with bear-market territory. Dragged down by big losses in energy and other economically sensitive stocks, it fell 19.4% between Sept. 21 and Dec. 24. Then in the first quarter of 2019, the market snapped back sharply, as the S&P 500 gained 14% and many of the same stocks posted the biggest gains. For the most part things have been much calmer over the past three months, with the S&P 500 gaining 3.7% from April 1 through June 27, and the other market indexes having similarly modest returns.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.morningstar.com/articles/934869/the-second-quarter-in-us-stock-funds-settling-down.html
