Keyword: S&P 500 pullback

S&P 500 Total Return and Maximum Pullback This year, the S&P 500’s pullback (from peak to trough) of 6.8% is one of the smallest pullbacks in recent history. Image: Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial LLC

S&P 500 5% Pullbacks per Year Since 1990, the average number of 5% pullbacks in the S&P 500 Index per year is 3.3. Currently, 2019 has two pullbacks of 5%. Image: LPL Financial LLC

S&P 500 Largest Pullbacks in the First Five Months of Each Year Over the last 50 years, the S&P 500 has performed the first five months of the year without a decline of at least a 2.5% pullback only once in 1995. The US stock market experiences a pullback every year. Even if the S&P…

What Happens If the S&P 500 Index Is Green the First Four Months since 1950? Well, if history helps us to predict the future, the rest of year is higher 14 out of 15 times. The median pullback is -9.4%. Image: LPL Financial LLC

S&P 500 Intra-Year Declines vs. Calendar Year Returns The US stock market experiences a pullback every year. Even if the S&P 500 hits all-time high after 6 months without a record high, keep in mind that it won’t be any different this year.