Market Monthly April 2025

April was the wildest month in the U.S. stock market since March of 2020.  Kicking off with "Liberation Day", stock market action in April was overwhelmed with seemingly daily tariff news.  As investors were without clarity, they lost confidence.  As investor sentiment plunged,  trade war uncertainty sparked a spike in volatility.  In the end, the stock market did what it historically does - it climbed the wall of worry.  After falling about 15% in the month, the Nasdaq index climbed all the way back up to close with a small gain in April.  Now in May, investors might here the echo of the old Wall Street adage, "Sell in May and go away."  While May is known as the first of the WSM's (Worst Six Months), May has averaged over 1.5% in the SP 500 since 1950 in post-election years.