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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 582 points, or 2.4%, ending the week at 25,270. Despite a weak..** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending October 26th](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Oct 30, 2018 **U.S. stocks experienced another week of sharp declines – the fourth down week of the last five. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell -3.8% to 7,167...** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending October 19th](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Oct 22, 2018 T**he major U.S. benchmarks ended the week lower with large-cap indexes holding up substantially better than the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite and the..** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending October 5th](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Oct 08, 2018 T**he major U.S. benchmarks ended the week lower with large-cap indexes holding up substantially better than the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite and the..** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending September 28th](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Oct 04, 2018 **The major U.S. indexes ended mixed for the second week. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite recorded a solid gain, while most of the other benchmarks..** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending September 14th](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Sep 19, 2018 **U.S. stocks finished the week with gains despite significant volatility intraweek, mostly triggered by trade headlines.** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending September 7th](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Sep 14, 2018 **Equities around the world fell last week. U.S. equities retreated from all time highs despite stronger than expected payroll data, reinforcing the..** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending August 31st](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Sep 07, 2018 **U.S. stocks recorded solid gains for the week, lifting most of the major indexes to all-time highs. The technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite index performed..** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending August 24th](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Aug 27, 2018 **U.S. stocks posted gains for the week, led higher by technology and energy shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 121 points to 25,790, a gain..** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1-0) ## [Market Commentary - Week ending August 17th](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1) By: [Pacific Investment Research](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research) Aug 22, 2018 **Most of the major U.S. indexes closed higher for the week as large declines on Wednesday were offset by a strong rally on Thursday. ** [Read More](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/hs-previewvtyjomwp-5548999863-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-1) [Next](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/author/pacific-investment-research/page/2) ### Subscribe to our newsletter ### Popular Posts - [![Everyone's Talking About: The Fed](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/hubfs/market%20vol%20pp%3B.jpg)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/everyones-talking-about-the-fed) [Everyone's Talking About: The Fed](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/everyones-talking-about-the-fed) July 19, 2019 - [![Market Commentary - Week ending September 27, 2019](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/hubfs/Market%20Data%2009-30-2019.png)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/market-commentary-week-ending-september-27-2019) [Market Commentary - Week ending September 27, 2019](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/market-commentary-week-ending-september-27-2019) September 30, 2019 - [![Market Commentary - Week ending February 10, 2020](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/hubfs/Guages_1.3-02-1.png)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/market-commentary-week-ending-february-10-2020) [Market Commentary - Week ending February 10, 2020](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/market-commentary-week-ending-february-10-2020) February 10, 2020 ### Posts by Tag - [Market Commentary (123)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/topic/market-commentary) - [Market Snapshot (35)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/topic/market-snapshot) - [Retirement Planning (22)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/topic/retirement-planning) - [Insider (3)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/topic/insider) - [Buying Your Retirement Home (1)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/topic/buying-your-retirement-home) - [Social Security Topics (1)](https://info.pacificinvestmentresearch.com/blog/topic/social-security-topics) see all [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.pacificinvestmentresearch.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Fpacific-investment-research%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.pacificinvestmentresearch.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Fpacific-investment-research%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.pacificinvestmentresearch.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Fpacific-investment-research%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.pacificinvestmentresearch.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Fpacific-investment-research%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Insights%20%26%20Updates%20from%20Pacific%20Investment%20Research%20%7C%20Pacific%20Investment%20Research) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.pacificinvestmentresearch.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Fpacific-investment-research%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn1.hubspot.com%2Fhub%2F158015%2F305390_10100548508246879_837195_59275782_6882128_n.jpg) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Finfo.pacificinvestmentresearch.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Fpacific-investment-research%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Finfo.pacificinvestmentresearch.com%2Fblog%2Fauthor%2Fpacific-investment-research%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Wondering when you can retire? 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