State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY

Valor de mercado US$ 806 bi

A $10,000 investment in an S&P 500 fund 20 years ago grew to around $82,300 with dividends reinvested. Without the fund's 10 best days, that investment finished at around $35,700.

The S&P 500 slid 1.95%, capping off its worst weekly showing since late June. Key Takeaways The S&P 500 fell nearly 2% for the week, its worst since the week of June 26.

Consumer prices climbed 3.7% in the 12 months through September, up from 3.4% for August. Since 1950, the S&P 500 climbed over the following year after around 69% of months with inflation at 3.5% or above.

Smaller, more volatile stocks are taking oversized losses, and two social media names are near the front of that group. Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT) stock is down 6% to $6.94 in afternoon trading.

Movie theater stocks have become one of the standout trades of the year, with AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) shares leading the group. AMC shares are up 83% year to date (YTD) to $2.86, the largest gain among the biggest U.S.

Two back-to-back inflation reports landed this week, and producer prices did something they have not done since early 2022. Whether stocks are right to shrug it off depends on what happens in one specific corner of the data.

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) includes small- and mid-caps, making it a more comprehensive portfolio. Expense ratios, trading spreads, and liquidity are also key differentiators among these ETFs.

The S&P 500 went 53 straight trading days without a daily drop of 1% or more before a 1.1% drop on Oct. 14. The index rose over the next year after 40 of the 54 past streaks that hit 50 sessions.

Technology stocks are approaching their peak as a portion of the S&P 500, which could portend some rough months ahead.

Stocks steady as Dow gains offset AI weakness, while hot PPI keeps Fed risk in play and lower Treasury yields support gold's recovery.