Top Performing Monthly Comparison: S&P 500 Index vs. S&P 500 Index (SP)

When big monthly moves occur in the S&P 500 Index, how does the S&P 500 Index perform? The fourteen-year study below reviews the top ten best and worst performing months for the S&P 500 Index and compares them with the S&P 500 Index returns for the same months. Comparison results between the markets can be found at the bottom of each of the two charts. The results include: month-to-month, total and net performance differences between the two markets. Additionally, the study results include a month-to-month directional comparison and an over/under performance tracking of monthly returns. These charts provide perspective on the performance of the S&P 500 Index when the S&P 500 makes larger than normal moves … whether those moves are positive or negative.

Top Ten Best Performing Months for the S&P 500 vs. the S&P 500 Index

Top Ten Worst Performing Months for the S&P 500 vs. the S&P 500 Index