DOW….N Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has declined for the fifth consecutive week, its longest such losing streak since 2011.

Specifically, the last time the Dow suffered a five-week losing streak was in June 2011, nearly eight years ago. After that, the index dropped another 7.5% in the subsequent three months, per data from Schaeffer’s Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White.

During the current losing streak, the Dow has surrendered less than 5%. Since 1900, there have been just eight similar streaks, after which the blue-chip barometer also experienced weaker-than-usual price action.

Almost any way you slice it, five-week losing streaks tend to precede weaker-than-usual

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