Tuesday's S&P 500 started strong with a drop early in the day. The remainder of the day seesawed due to mixed earning results, closing just above the intra-day low. We end the day with a technical loss of 0.38% from Monday. YTD we're at a gain of 4.85%. The yield on the 10-year note closed at 1.77%, unchanged from the previous close.
Here is a snapshot of past five sessions in the S&P 500.
Here's a weekly chart of the index.
A Perspective on Drawdowns
Here's a snapshot of selloffs since the 2009 trough.
Here is a more conventional log-scale chart with drawdowns highlighted.
Here is a linear scale version of the same chart with the 50- and 200-day moving averages.
A Perspective on Volatility
For a sense of the correlation between the closing price and intraday volatility, the chart below overlays the S&P 500 since 2007 with the intraday price range. We've also included a 20-day moving average to help identify trends in volatility.