Hindsight 2020 meme series#
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures (VXX) +124%.Top-performing ETFs during the first half of 2020 Technology-heavy exchange products (including biotechnology) have far outpaced other market sectors, as illustrated below. This is consistent with the “winners” narrative.Īnd the exchange-traded universe (ETFs and ETNs) looks much the same. Top 10 losers from the Nasdaq during the first half of 2020Īccording to the data, losers in the technology-heavy Nasdaq have weathered the pandemic better (to date) than losers in the S&P 500. Top 10 losers from the S&P 500 during the first half of 2020 Let’s move on to the Top 10 losers from both: The numbers suggest that the “stay-at-home” lifestyle feeds the digital economy, at least in terms of stock performance. Not one of the Top 10 winners in the S&P 500 would qualify for the Nasdaq Top 10. It’s clear from the data above that “winning” in the Nasdaq has been on a whole different scale than in the S&P 500. Top 10 winners from the Nasdaq during the first half of 2020 Top 10 winners from the S&P 500 during the first half of 2020 Such information is critical because it can serve as a basis for positioning in the second half of the year and beyond. While the investment community knows the broad strokes of what’s transpired in the first half of 2020, the finer details haven’t been as widely publicized.įor example, what stocks have been the biggest winners in 2020? What stocks have been the biggest losers? Which market sectors have outperformed? Which have underperformed? Uncertainty has prevailed because investors and traders have been left without a blueprint, and nobody knows exactly when all these issues will be resolved. Historians will look back at 2020 as the year the United States struggled with a pandemic, civil unrest, economic recession and the growing influence of technology on everyday life.Ībnormality has also engulfed the global financial markets-arguably the most volatile period in market history.
In 2020, one of the biggest winners has been the history books.
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