TDOC - 3 Stocks to Buy When the Stock Market Crashes
If you were to look up the definition of "volatility" in the dictionary, don't be surprised if it made reference to the stock market in 2020. Based on the CBOE Volatility Index, the stock market has registered its most volatile year on record.
Then again, if investors were to focus solely on year-to-date performance, they'd know nothing was askew. The S&P 500 ended last week marginally up for the year, while the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite has set 32 all-time closing highs since the year began.
But make no mistake about it, history suggests that another stock market crash or sizable correction is coming. After reaching a bottom in each of the past eight bear markets (defined as a decline of at least 20% from a recent high), there have been a combined 13 corrections ranging between 10% and 19% within a relatively short time frame. In other words, retracing from a bear market bottom typically yields one or two sizable hiccups.