Friday’s market declines due to the Brexit triggered several notable points. The S&P 500 had its first 3% drop in 210 days, with the largest one-day drop since August 24, 2015. Since the S&P 500 moved to 500 stocks in 1957, only once in history was there a larger one-day drop closer to a new high than Friday and that was on November 15, 1991. Also, the S&P 500 had gone 54 straight days without a 1% dip before Friday’s big drop.
With the big drop on Friday, many are wondering if this shot of volatility after a long lull could be the start to more weakness. Today we will take a closer look at what happens after more than 200 trading days without a 3% drop, and then what happens after that first 3% drop.
Looking at the data, since 1987, there have been 11 other times the S&P 500 went at least 200 days without a 3% drop. The average return two weeks later is -1.3%, and the average return a month later is -0.5%. The good news is, going out a full three months, returns jump up to 2.8% on average, with a median return of 6.1%. It has taken a median of 32 trading days for the S&P 500 to get back to pre-drop levels.
More near-term weakness is possible after such a long stretch without a 3% drop. The good news is that this pattern has rarely been the start of a major new bear market; rather, it could potentially signal an opportunity to add on some weakness.
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