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5 Things to Do When the Stock Market Is Volatile

5 Things to Do When the Stock Market Is Volatile

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spurred volatility in the stock market. In the first quarter, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) shed 34% of its value in just 33 calendar days, with the CBOE Volatility Index registering its highest reading in history. It took less than five months for the widely followed S&P 500 to regain everything that was lost and even hit new highs.