The S&P 500 slide 6 percent as January 4 opened at 2,013. 78 and a closed on Friday the 15th at 1,880. 33. Friday’s close ended a volatile week with their WORST five-day start to a year EVER. Fears of a slowdown in China and the global economy contributed to the turbulent start to the trading year. All 10 S&P 500 sectors ended with declines in this overbought market in the short term, as the market could not break higher with this multi-month level that we called a year ago. We have a 2,033 ...