S&P 500 INDEX

S&P 500 Index (.SPX) $1025.76 -6.68%

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:31:04 -0400

... averages have seen a dramatic bounce of recent lows. Although the S&P 500 Index (.SPX) is still seeing significant losses on the session, it has rallied from a low near 1007 to 1044,...

S&P 500 Review

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:30:01 -0400

In addition to the tools index rankings, there is also an "S&P 500 Marketometer" -- an intermediate term gauge of the S&P 500’s internal health. We use this as the basis of our ...

Serious Money: Stable stocks beating S&P 500 - CB, DIS, JNJ, TEVA, XEL

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:30:56 -0400

The index for comparison is the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which closed on June 30, 2008 at 1280.00. The S&P closed Friday at 1099.23 , down 14.12%. Each of my five picks is bea...

UBS Strategist Bianco Cuts 12-Month S&P 500 Forecast to 1500

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:30:57 -0400

6 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG's David Bianco cut his 12-month forecast for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index by 9.1 percent to 1500 and abandoned his year-end target, citing deeper-than- expected reces...

Where is S&P 500 Index heading to' (Part 3)

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:30:01 -0400

In 30 July I had written an article call “Where is S&P 500 Index heading to'”. At that time S&P500 was trading at 1263.20, currently S&P500 trades at 1080. If Fed Rate is indeed a good indi...

Anything I've Ever Done that Ultimately was Worthwhile ...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:31:06 -0400

A popular measure of the implied of S&P 500 index options. Referred to by some as the fear index, it repre...

Where is S&P 500 Index heading to' (Part 3)

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:30:59 -0400

In 30 July I had written an article call "Where is S&P 500 Index heading to'". At that time S&P500 was trading at 1263.20, currently S&P500 trades at 1080. If Fed Rate is indeed a good indicato...

Bloomberg US

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:31:05 -0400

The MSCI World Index of 23 developed countries lost 28 percent through Oct. 3, the worst annual performance on record dating back to 1970. Investors in the US face their first annual loss in si...

`Fantastic' Option Market Wins Profit on Goldman as Stocks Fall

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:31:03 -0400

The CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index lost 5.8 percent last month, less than the stock benchmark's decline. The gauge tracks the performance of investing in the S&P 500 and then sellin...

`Fantastic' Option Market Wins Profit on Goldman as Stocks Fall

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:31:03 -0400

The CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index lost 5.8 percent last month, less than the stock benchmark's decline. The gauge tracks the performance of investing in the S&P 500 and then sellin...

S&P 500: Safety Over 5-yr and 10-yr Periods'

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:31:16 -0400

S&P 500:. There are periods of price loss with each of the 5-yr, 10-yr and 15-yr rolling averages for the S&P 500. click images to enlarge. S&P 500 beginning of 1927. MSCI EAFE:. ...

US Stock Futures Decline After Global Credit Crunch Deepens ...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:31:04 -0400

The MSCI World Index of 23 developed countries lost 28 percent, the worst annual performance on record dating back to 1970. Investors in the US face their first annual loss in six years after t...

A Look at a Rotating Bear Market

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:31:16 -0400

If we just look at the S&P 500 Index, it appears that weakness has been relatively consistent from the first half of the year to the second half. Within the index, however, there has bee...

A Look at a Rotating Bear Market

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:31:13 -0400

If we just look at the S&P 500 Index, it appears that weakness has been relatively consistent from the first half of the year to the second half. Within the
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:31:02 -0400
The VIX is quoted in terms of percentage points and translates, roughly, to the expected movement in the S&P 500 index over the next 30-day period, on an annualized basis. For example, if the V...

A Look at a Rotating Bear Market

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:30:57 -0400
The first set of bars represent the returns from the S&P 500 Index (SPY); the remaining sets represent the Materials sector of the S&P 500 universe (XLB); the Energy sector (XLE); and th...

A Look at a Rotating Bear Market

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:31:06 -0400
The first set of bars represent the returns from the S&P 500 Index (SPY); the remaining sets represent the Materials