The NASDAQ opened the week by posting its third straight gain in as many days, closing .25 percent higher. Three successive NASDAQ upticks occur on 9 percent of all trading days, with the gain, on average, being .66 percent.
The DJIA as well as the S&P500 closed lower today, posting a -1/+2 (a down day following two positive closes) record. This -1/+2 pattern occurs just 5.8 percent of all trading days, with the losing day showing a .53 percent decline on average. Since the DJIA fell .16 percent and the S&P500 was off .32 percent, todays losses are well below the record of such days.