The S&P 500 Did Something in April That's Been Witnessed Only 6 Times in 75 Years -- and It Points to a Very Specific Directional Move for Stocks

There is no shortage of ways for investors to grow their nominal wealth, including buying real estate, purchasing a Treasury bond or certificate of deposit (CD), or putting their money to work in various commodities, such as gold, silver, and oil. However, no asset class has delivered a higher average annual return over the last century than stocks.Though multidecade charts for the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-fueled Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) point decisively higher, a narrower view of trading activity shows that volatility and uncertainty are perfectly normal on Wall Street.Since the benchmark S&P 500 peaked on Feb. 19, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 both (somewhat briefly) dipped into correction territory. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite entered its first bear market in three years.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool