Market On Track For Worst Opening Day Loss In 84 Years
There is a saying that as January goes, so goes the full year market. But what about just the first day of January?
Courtesy of Reuters' Jamie McGeever, here is a quick snapshot of the worst opening days for the US stock market in the past century.
As of this moment, the S&P is down just about 2.4%. If the market closes here, that would make it a worse first day of trading than in such "dramatic" years as 2008 and 1933.