..there have been many years in which the year started out with a bang from the year end rally the year before, but proved to end with a whimper shortly. The % drop does not look terribly nasty but the correction was broadly felt and larger than what XJO reflected.
..will February prove to be the month we witness a correction again? We had that in 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018, 4 out of the 6 years between 2018-2023.