While prices fell and rose most of the day, the closing bell found the DJIA off -.32 percent whereas the NASDAQ gained .25 percent and the S&P500 increased .25 percent. Consequently the two averages posted their third positive day in a row, as the DJIA scored its first down day after increasing for two straight days.
This pattern, of 3/-2 for the NASDAQ and the S&P500, and -1/2/-2 for the DJIA has occurred nine times since January 2001. Moreover, on the following day, like tomorrow, all three indices posted the same changes, namely nine declines and just four positive closes.
One further observation is material: looking at the past stream of prices on those days, five happened as prices hit their peak and then declined. On three other days, succeeding prices stayed even, while just one of these combinations came as the market hit a low point and then moved higher.
DJIA -.32 percent
NASDAQ .05 percent
S&P500 .25 percent