August is known for its sell-offs and today marked the second sell-off in a week. Today was the second biggest sell-off this year for both the S&P and the Dow. Selling starting in the morning and a mid-morning rally attempt fizzled out. Buyers then moved lower and stocks followed them. Volume was light considering how big the drop was.
Here is the outlook for the S&P and NASDAQ indexes for Fri Aug 18 2017 as viewed by the advance decline numbers from the close of trading on Thursday Aug 17 2017.
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Advance Decline Numbers Outlook For Aug 18 2017
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