
It’s midday on Thursday as I write this.
The S&P 500 is down 0.73% on the day. If it holds, it will be the index's ninth down day in the past 11. With three trading days left in October after today, the index is down 3.0% for the month, not quite as bad as the 4.87% it lost in September, but one awful day before next Wednesday could put it over the top.