S&P 500 Snapshot: Another Record High – Tuesday, September 12

The S&P opened Tuesday above Monday’s close and stayed within a close range throughout the day, closing at another all time high. The index closed the day with a 0.34% gain from Monday and is up 11.51% YTD.

The U.S. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year note at 2.17%.

Here is a daily chart of the S&P 500. Today’s selling puts the volume 4% above its 50-day moving average.

Here’s a monthly snapshot of the index going back to December 2007.

A Perspective on Drawdowns

Here’s a snapshot of record highs and 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.