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The latest sell-off in the US stock market isn’t unusual – S&P 500 Index corrections of -5% to -10% from previous peaks are ...
The sharp drawdown on the U.S. stock market picked up steam on Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 into correction territory.
A drawdown is the peak-to-trough decline of an investment, trading account, or fund during a specific period. It can be used to measure an investment's historical risk, compare the performance of ...