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For the 4 week period from November 2, 2012 to November 30, 2012, the SP500 gained 0.25%. It should be noted that since the announcement of QE3 to infinity, the SP500 remains underwater. The big event, that should have blown the doors off this market, has been a bust. For the year through November, 2012, [...]
For the 5 week period from September 28, 2012 to November 2, 2012, the SP500 lost (-1.81%). While the gains were unexpected as most analysts were looking for the QE3 rally to continue, the 2 month period was still positive with a 0.64% gain. For the year through September, 2012, the SP500 is up 12.45%. [...]
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For the 4 week period from August 31, 2012 to September 28, 2012, the SP500 gained 2.45%. For the year through September, 2012, the SP500 is up 14.56%. From January 1, 2011, the SP500 has gained 14.55%.
For the 4 week period from August 3, 2012 to August 31, 2012, the SP500 gained 1.13%. For the year through August 31, 2012, the SP500 is up 11.84%. From January 1, 2011, the SP500 has gained 11.85%.
For the 5 week period from June 29, 2012 to August 3, 2012, the SP500 gained 2.11%. Over the last 3 reporting periods, the SP500 is up 1.86%. There have been a lot of ups and downs, but we are going nowhere fast. For the year through June 29, 2012, the SP500 is up 10.61%. [...]
For the 4 week period from June 1, 2012 to June 29, 2012, the SP500 gained 6.47%. This period’s gain equaled the last reporting period’s (-6.72%) loss. For the year through June 29, 2012, the SP500 is up 8.31%. From January 1, 2011, the SP500 has gained 8.31%.
For the 4 week period from May 4, 2012 to June 1, 2012, the SP500 posted a (-6.72%) loss. This was on top of the (-2.76%) loss in the prior reporting period. Over the past 9 weeks, the SP500 has loss (-9.48%). For the year through June 1, 2012, the SP500 is up 1.63%. From [...]
For the 5 week period from March 30, 2012 to May 4, 2012, the SP500 posted a (-2.76%) loss. This reversed the prior reporting period’s 2.86% gain. For the year through May 4, 2012, the SP500 is up 8.87%.
For the 4 week period from March 2, 2012 to March 30, 2012, the SP500 posted a 2.83% gain. For the year through March 30, 2012, the SP500 is up 12.0%.
For the 4 week period from February 3, 2012 to March 2, 2012, the SP500 posted a 1.83% gain. This is on top of the last reporting period’s 6.77% gain. For the year through March 2, 2012, the SP500 is up 8.91%.
For the 5 week period from December 30, 2011 to February 3, 2012, the SP500 posted a 6.77% gain. For the year through February 3, 2012, the SP500 is up 6.77%.
For the 4 week period from December 2, 2011 to December 30, 2011, the SP500 posted a 1.18% gain. For the year, the SP500 was essentially flat having loss 0.0032%. So there you have it! 2011 is in the books. There was a lot of nail biting and a lot of volatility, and in the [...]
For the 4 week period from November 4, 2011 to December 2, 2011, the SP500 posted a (0.26%) loss. From January 1 through December 2, 2011, the SP500 is down (1.06%).
For the 5 week period from September 30, 2011 to November 4, 2011, the SP500 posted a 10.53% gain. This essentially erased the losses for the year. From January 1 through November 4, 2011, the SP500 is down (0.35%).
