If you are surprised that the markets are looking gloomy, it means you haven’t learned anything from history.
Summer is when the markets take a holiday, lay back, put their feet up, and snooze. And if there’s a disturbance, then they get annoyed and let you know in no uncertain terms that you should leave them alone until vacation is over.
But, don’t forget, if you want to get into the market, downtime is buying time.