Better market days are coming. It’s just a question of when

Better market days are coming. It’s just a question of when

Multiple days of losses may tempt some stock investors to sell and run for cover. But that is exactly what you should not do. The reason: Days when stocks suffer big losses are often followed by days when they recoup. If you sell, you may miss the upside — and that will cost you. "You tend to see down days being followed by very, very strong days," said Jordan Jackson, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan. "Those strong days are really, really important in terms of weathering the volatile storm." On Tuesday, the and were from steep sell-offs that led them to have six- and seven-week losing streaks, respectively. The S&P 500 is down about 15.9% to date in 2022, while the Dow has slid 11.3% thus far this year. Still, even the biggest swings point to the need to stay the course, according to Jackson. On April 29, the worst day for the S&P 500, the market was down 3.6% for the day. Then, five days later, you had the best day on May 4, with a market rally of 2.99%. Moreover, on March 7, the S&P 500 was down about 2.95%. Two days later, on March 9, the