Current Market News & Review – Week Ending Apr 30, 2021

Posted by Daniel Iuculano on May 01, 2021 - 11:00am

Current Market News & Review – Week Ending Apr 30, 2021

	Current	Prior	As of date	Trend
Dow Jones Index	33,879.85	34,043.49	Apr 30 2021	Down
Nasdaq Index	13,962.68	14,016.81	Apr 30 2021	Down
S&P 500 Index	4,181.17	4,180.17	Apr 30 2021	Up
Wilshire 5000 Index	43,870.09	43,875.28	Apr 30 2021	Down
Market Volatility Index	18.61	17.33	Apr 30 2021	Up
Inflation	2.62 %	1.68 %	Mar 2021	Up
Savings I Bonds	1.06 %	1.06	Effective end of Apr 2021	Down
Savings EE Bonds	0.10 %	0.10 %	Effective end of Apr 2021	Unchanged
Nat'l Avg. 1 yr. CD	0.50 %	0.50 %	Apr 30 2021	Unchanged

Crypto Currencies

	Current	Prior	As of date	Trend
Bitcoin - BTC	$ 57,478.41	$ 49.237.69	May 01 2021	up
Ethereum - ETH	$ 2,835.81	$ 2,194.83	May 01 2021	up

Week Ending Apr. 30, 2021

Only index that advanced this week was the S&P 500 which is up 12.60 YTD. VIX (fear index climbed as well. Was a good week for crypto currencies with BTC and ETH both advancing. New rates for US savings bonds will be posted on May 3^rd.

Index SPY - YTD increased to 12.60 %, one year at 45.48 %, three year at 18.49 % and five year annualize return is standing at 16.20 %

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