The S&P dropped within hours of opening and rose through the day to close at another all-time high. The index saw a daily gain of 0.06% and a YTD gain of 9.91%.

The u.s. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year note at 2.27%.

Here is a daily chart of the S&P 500. Today's selling puts the volume 16% below its 50-day moving average.

A Perspective on Drawdowns

Here's a snapshot of record highs and selloffs since the 2009 trough.

Here is a more conventional log-scale chart with drawdowns highlighted.

Here is a linear scale version of the same chart with the 50- and 200-day moving averages.

A Perspective on Volatility

For a sense of the correlation between the closing price and intraday volatility, the chart below overlays the S&P 500 since 2007 with the intraday price range. We've also included a 20-day moving average to help identify trends in volatility.