What's all the griping about!? The Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) are basically flat for the year. Oh, the Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) you say? Eh, well, down 2%. Oh, and the Russell 2000 (INDEXRUSSELL:RUT)? Hmm, down 4%. And those individual tech-mo' highfliers from 2013? Okay, you can gripe a bit.
This Marvin "What's Goin' On?" Gaye market is confounding the pros and scaring the Joes. No one really knows why we are having this sideways correction or what started it, but make no mistake, stocks are taking a break. And some are just breaking. Blame de-levering, profit-taking, pre-bear-market selling, consolidating, or correcting -- it ain't over yet.