MarketWatch - Stock markets stumble into The Chop Zone

When the dust had settled by the close on Aug. 8, the stock market, as measured by the Nasdaq Composite Index, had nose-dived over 18% off of its July peak, leaving investors shell-shocked as scores of leading stocks split wide open to the downside. While many would like to believe that a low was made in early August, if history is any guide investors are likely to find themselves entering what we call the “chop zone” as we move into the month of September.
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