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The S&P 500 officially entered the 7,000 era this week, capping off a historic 4.5% surge that represents its best weekly performance since May 2025. The index closed higher every day this week and notched three new record highs, securing its third consecutive weekly gain—the longest winning streak since last October.
The article notes that the index has reached three new record highs during the week and is now on a three-week winning run. It also references a longer-term view of record highs and selloffs, including the period around the 2007 peak and the subsequent drawdown during the Global Financial Crisis.
On October 9, 2007, the S&P 500 reached a then all-time high, closing at 1,565.15. On March 9, 2009, it fell by roughly 57% from the prior peak, closing at 676.53—an interval described as the Global Financial Crisis. The index later reached a new then all-time high on March 28, 2013, closing at 1,569.19.
The article includes references to tables summarizing the number of days with a 1% or greater move in either direction, as well as the number of days classified as corrections—defined as declines of 10% or more from the record high. It also points to recent selloffs in 2022 in a comparison that resets the chart start date to the March 9, 2009 trough.
The piece describes the S&P 500’s performance relative to moving averages. It states that the index has been above its 50-day moving average since April 8, 2026 and above its 200-day moving average since April 8, 2026. It also says the 50-day moving average has been above the 200-day moving average since July 1, 2025.
To illustrate the relationship between closing prices and intraday volatility, the article overlays the S&P 500’s performance since 2007 with the intraday price range. It highlights that on April 9, 2025, the index recorded its largest intraday price volatility of 10.77% since December 24, 2018, when volatility was 19.10%. Over the past 20 days, the average percent change from the intraday low to the intraday high was 1.18%.
The S&P 500 is described as a market-cap-weighted index covering roughly the 500 largest U.S. stocks across 11 sectors. By contrast, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index uses the same constituents but assigns each company a fixed equal weight.
Year to date, the article reports the S&P 500 is up 4.1%, while the S&P 500 Equal Weight is up 6.1%.
The article lists ETFs associated with the S&P 500: IVV, SPY, VOO, SPYM, and RSP.
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