As we close out September, the bearish month of the year (ha! woo ha! ha ha ha!) and, in turn, the third quarter, let’s see where the big indexes stand percentage-wise in 2017. Here’s the Dow Composite:
The turbocharged NASDAQ Composite:
The likewise powerful NASDAQ 100:
And, one of the strongest sectors of all, semiconductors:
Of course, there is one bear market out there, which is honest price discovery and volatility. Behold: