There are several ways to approach a market correction. One would be to resort to panic selling, which is usually a bad idea.
The Nasdaq Composite index is made up of almost every stock listed on the Nasdaq exchange. It soared by 28% during 2024 thanks to massive gains in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, but it's currently down 12% from its December record high, placing it in correction territory.
Just weeks after the Nasdaq Composite flirted with a new all-time high, the tech-heavy index has sunk into a correction (defined as a pullback of at least 10%).
With the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.52%) down 9% year to date at this writing, some Wall Street analysts are seeing value among leading consumer brands. Shares of Chewy (CHWY 4.83%) and Peloton Interactive (PTON 6.59%) have fallen well off their highs the past few years.
February 2025 wasn't the worst month experienced by the Nasdaq-100 , but it wasn't great either. It fell by a little less than 3%.
Nasdaq 100 falls as Nike and FedEx cut guidance. Micron outperforms with strong AI chip growth.
It's never fun to see the value of your investments go down during a market sell-off. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.33%) recently dipped into correction territory, defined as falling at least 10% from recent highs.
The markets resiliently turned it around, with all three of the stock market averages flipping from red to green later this morning.
US stock futures slide as Fed signals fewer rate cuts. Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 decline, with tech stocks struggling.
What goes up can come down. We're seeing that adage play out before our eyes with the Nasdaq Composite Index.
On this closely watched Fed day, stocks are holding their own. The three major stock market indices are widening their earlier gains as traders and investors show optimism that the Federal Reserve will do the right thing, which for now appears to be hold interest rates steady.
U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 1% on Wednesday.