Scorecard for the markets in 2018

U.S. Indices

For the year, the Dow fell 5.6%, the S&P 500 dropped 6.2% and the Nasdaq Composite shed 3.9%, marking the worst annual performance for all three indices since 2008. Russell 2000 -13%.

CBOE Volatility Index +132% to 25.42.

S&P 500 Sectors

Consumer Staples -11.2%.

Utilities +0.5%.

Financials -14.7%.

Communication Services -16.4%.

Healthcare +4.7%.

Industrials -15%.

Information Technology -1.6%.

Materials -16.4%.

Energy -20.5%.

Consumer Discretionary -0.5%.

Real Estate -5.6%.

U.S. Dollar Index +4.3%, its strongest rise since 2015.

EUR/USD -4.6%.

USD/JPY -2.7%.

GBP/USD -5.6%.

Bitcoin -75.1%.