Tracking Market Corrections
VizWealth calculates drawdowns from peak on a minute-by-minute basis across every major index, sector, and world market — something no other financial website does. This gives advisors a precise, real-time picture of how far each market is from its high, rather than just whether it is up or down on the day.
The Homepage Dashboard
The VizWealth homepage is built around correction tracking. At a glance you can see:
- How far each index is from its all-time or recent peak — expressed as a percentage drawdown
- Year-to-date performance — adjusted for dividends and distributions
- Which sectors are leading and lagging — both on a YTD and peak-to-current basis
This is patented technology. VizWealth holds patents on the method of visualising corrections and drawdowns across markets in this way.
Standard correction thresholds
| Label | Drawdown from peak |
|---|---|
| Pullback | −5% to −9.9% |
| Correction | −10% to −19.9% |
| Bear market | −20% or more |
Reading the Dashboard
Each market tile shows the current drawdown alongside the date the peak occurred. For example:
- S&P 500 down 8.7% from peak, year-to-date −7% — not yet in correction territory
- Russell 2000 down 9.9% — on the edge of correction
- NASDAQ down 12.6% — in correction territory
- Financial services sector down 15.2%, peaked January 6th — deep in correction
The peak date matters. Showing a client that a sector peaked eight months ago and has been declining since is a very different conversation from a fresh pullback.
Clicking Through to a Full Chart
Click any index or symbol on the homepage to open its full chart. The chart shows:
- The complete drawdown history — how far it fell and how long it took to recover each time
- Recovery duration — for example, the S&P 500 fell nearly 19% on Liberation Day and recovered in 2.6 months
- Current drawdown from peak alongside year-to-date return, side by side
You can also type any ticker symbol directly into the chart to see the same analysis for any individual holding or fund.
Why This Matters for Client Communication
Financial media — the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance — reports daily price changes. They show a trend line but do not calculate how far a market has actually fallen from its peak, leaving clients to figure it out themselves.
VizWealth does this automatically. When a client calls worried about the news, you can pull up the dashboard, show the actual drawdown percentage, and put it in the context of historical corrections and recoveries. That is a far more grounded conversation than reacting to a headline.
Example: A client sees a headline saying the NASDAQ is in a correction. You open VizWealth and show that it is 12.6% below its peak, that the S&P is only 8.7% below its peak and not yet in correction, and that the last comparable drawdown recovered in under three months. The client leaves the conversation informed rather than anxious.
World Markets
Scroll down on the homepage to see major world indices with the same drawdown analysis. Country-level corrections are tracked the same way — for example, India down 22% from its 2024 peak is immediately visible alongside its chart.