SP 500 corrections since March '09 low
% chg Duration
SP 500 peak Date Sp 500 trough Date change From peak (in aprx wks)
1,150.45 1/22/2010 1,044.50 2/5/2010 -105.95 -9.21% 3 wks
1,219.80 4/27/2010 1,010.91 7/8/2010 -208.89 -17.12% 10 wks First whiff of Euro Austerity Crisis
1,370.58 5/6/2011 1,074.77 10/5/2011 -295.81 -21.58% 20 wks Europe, Recession call by ECRI, US debt limit crisis
1,422.38 4/4/2012 1,266.74 6/4/2012 -155.64 -10.94% 8 wks Greece election - austerity chosen over Nationalist hardliner
1,474.51 9/18/2012 1,343.35 11/23/2012 -131.16 -8.90% 8 wks Post-election sell-off
1,687.18 5/24/2013 1,560.33 6/24/2013 -126.85 -7.52% 4 wks Higher rates: 10-year Treasury yld rose from 1.60% to 2.60% in 4 wks time (This is when you alledgedly sold)
AVG -12.55% 8 - 9 wks No problems for you. I mean stock values dropping is not like losing money in your world, is it?