Conventional wisdom holds that small-cap stocks are riskier than their large-cap counterparts. Over the past decade, the Russell 2000 saw a maximum drawdown of 41.75%, while the S&P 500’s was 33.79%.
October is winding down, and while investors braced for volatility this month, they got off relatively easy. From its MTD high (at the time) on 10/9 to its intraday low on 10/10, the S&P 500’s maximum ...
No one knows where full capitulation and maximum drawdown ultimately lie, but the conditions that accompany selling ...