S&P 500 off to 14th worst yearly start, Charlie Bilello notes

S&P 500 off to 14th worst yearly start, Charlie Bilello notes
S&P 500 sees 7 percent drop in 2026

The S&P 500 has declined 7% in the first 59 trading days of 2026, according to Charlie Bilello.

Bilello highlighted that this marks the 14th worst start to a year in history for the major U.S. equity index.

Bilello has recently pointed to other unusual moves across asset classes. He reported that the U.S. bond market has posted a record 67-month drawdown. Earlier this year, he also highlighted a 33 percent weekly surge in a major crude oil ETF. The series of data points follows his tracking of historic year-to-date equity moves.

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