US stock market performance since The Bully started his trade war with the world

[Reepicheep]

All three major US stock indices reached all time highs after The Bully was elected for a 2nd term. Now that The Bully has started his irrational trade war with the world, let's see how the markets have responded as of market close on Thursday April 3, 2025:

-18.1% - NASDAQ
-12.2% - S&P 500
-10.0% -DJIA

I don't know how many trillions of dollars Americans have lost in the stock markets since The Bully started his trade war, but it has to be substantial.

All three markets are now in correction territory, which is defined as a drop greater than 10%. The NASDAQ is perilously close to being in a bear market, which is defined as a drop of greater than 20%.

[Stoic]

Maybe his plan is to do what he did with North Korea: stop screwing things up and then claim credit when things go back to normal.

[Reepicheep]

I don't know how many trillions of dollars Americans have lost in the stock markets since The Bully started his trade war, but it has to be substantial.

Today alone investors in the US stock markets lost $3.1 trillion. Kind of makes me wish I had sold my shares in my S&P 500 ETF back in January, like I had considered doing.

[Reepicheep]

Let's see what The Bully thinks of today's stock market losses:

"I think it’s going very well—The MARKETS are going to BOOM…" - The Bully, on Truth Social

[Mountain Man]

... The Bully ...

How I picture you as you write your posts:

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[Reepicheep]

Below are the cumulative losses in the three US markets, with the loss calculated from the all time high for each market to the close of the indicated day.

LIBERATION DAY PLUS 1 (Thursday April 4, 2025)
-18.1% - NASDAQ
-12.2% - S&P 500
-10.0% -DJIA

LIBERATION DAY PLUS 2 (Friday April 5, 2025)
-22.9% - NASDAQ, now in a bear market
-17.5% - S&P 500, in a correction, approaching bear market
-15.0% - DJIA, in a correction

Since inauguration day, the markets have lost $9.6 trillion. Remember: a trillion here, a trillion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.

[Starlight]

I love how everyone's now having to study up on the difference between a recession, depression, market correction etc... 3 months into a presidency. So much winning.

Next up from MAGA probably, "Great Depressions are good actually, that's why 'great' is in the name".

[Cow Poke]

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[Cow Poke]

How I picture you as you write your posts:

baby-crying.jpg

I'm wondering if Star and CheepieReepie have settled on the Bully Toddler or the Toddler Bully.

[Reepicheep]

I'm wondering if Star and CheepieReepie have settled on the Bully Toddler or the Toddler Bully.

Actually, I prefer the orange sack of bat guano...

[Cow Poke]

Actually, I prefer the orange sack of bat guano...

It's up to you, but I'd prefer a good Fajita supper.

[Starlight]

I'm wondering if Star and CheepieReepie have settled on the Bully Toddler or the Toddler Bully.

I'm sticking with The Toddler. Fits his temper tantrums and miniscule IQ better.

[eider]

How I picture you as you write your posts:

baby-crying.jpg

That ain't Reepicheep........ That's a pic of Trumpy's ego. !!

[eider]

This morning I was watching the BBC news and some money-market gurus are saying that Trumpy has just lost more of the World's (and US) wealth than anybody in history.

I'll bet that in a few weeks/months they'll be saying that this has been a mere nothing by comparison to what will be lost.

[eider]

Actually, I prefer the orange sack of bat guano...

That's so rude!

How could you be so nasty to Trumpy?