{"id":18158,"date":"2025-03-12T03:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=18158"},"modified":"2025-03-12T03:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:40:15","slug":"sp-500-falls-nearly-9-amid-rising-us-recession-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/analysis\/sp-500-falls-nearly-9-amid-rising-us-recession-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"S&amp;P 500 Falls Nearly 9% Amid Rising US Recession Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/download-10-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18159\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>S&amp;P 500 touches session low at 5,532.85.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market sentiment weakened by rising recession fears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tech and financial sectors highlighted as potential recovery areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">S&amp;P 500 Extends Losses on Recession Concerns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 Index <strong>extended recent declines<\/strong>, hitting a session low of <strong>5,532.85<\/strong>, reflecting trader unease over a potential shallow recession in the US. Recent market volatility has erased all post-election gains, raising doubts about future growth prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The S&amp;P 500 is flirting with disaster, the housing market is a mess and tax cuts might not save us this time around <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u7wBKhz6cA\">https:\/\/t.co\/u7wBKhz6cA<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opinion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@opinion<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1899256605046165638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The current market declines may indicate that we may be nearing a bottom\u2013presenting potential opportunities in technology and financial stocks, despite their recent falls. The sharp sell-off in tech seems excessive, presenting attractive entry points for long-term traders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial stocks also stand out due to their resilience, particularly against tariff-related risks, making them a strong consideration in the current market landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, traders are advised to exercise caution in consumer discretionary stocks. Lower-income consumers remain vulnerable to economic pressures, though higher-income segments may show greater resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/12.3_1-1024x446.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18160\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture: S&amp;P 500 plunges nearly 9%, closing at 5,588.97 as recession fears drive market uncertainty, as seen on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WAhttps:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WAhttps:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WAhttps:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\">VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 index experienced a <strong>sharp decline<\/strong>, dropping nearly 9<strong>%<\/strong>. Closing at <strong>5,588.97 <\/strong>after opening at <strong>5,579.55<\/strong>, the index tested a high of <strong>5,597.48 <\/strong>before facing strong selling pressure, dipping to a low of <strong>5,532.85<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moving averages (MA 5, 10, 30) indicate a downward trend, with short-term MAs sloping lower, reflecting bearish sentiment. The MACD (12,26,9) histogram remains in negative territory, signaling sustained downward momentum, though a slight recovery attempt is visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key support is now seen at <strong>5,532.85<\/strong>, with a break below this level potentially accelerating losses. Resistance is at <strong>5,597.48<\/strong>, where sellers remain active. If recession fears intensify, further downside risk remains in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Market participants should closely watch upcoming US economic data, particularly employment figures and inflation indicators, for further clarity on the Federal Reserve\u2019s monetary policy trajectory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developments in US trade policy and corporate earnings from tech and financial sectors will also strongly influence market sentiment in the coming sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/#facebook\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The S&amp;P 500 slips nearly 9% from recent highs as recession worries intensify. Traders focus on tech, financial stocks amid volatile markets. -vtmarkets.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":18159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[11,69],"class_list":["post-18158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-indices","tag-sp500"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}