Some perspective OB Big THURSDAY down days during opex - it would be interesting to see if any of those cases are in opex.
Today is not the LARGEST Day before opex correction since Jan 2007, but it is in the Top 6.
What happened next:
Nov 2008: Minus 60 pts – MAJOR BOTTOM on opex Day – 11 pts below Thursday close - we had been selling off for quite some time. Opex Day was +40pts
Aug 2011: Minus 52 pts – Major Bottom on the Monday After – 21 pts below Thursday close. Opex day was -18pts
May 2010: - 42 pts – Major Bottom on Tuesday after 32 pts below Thursday close (though there was a BIG Friday to Monday bounce!) Opex Day was +16pts
Mar 2008: Had already bottomed on the Monday before, but we fell 36pts on Thursday before (Opex day was +18pts
Jan 2008: Fell 35 pts and bottomed post holiday on the Tuesday after 74pts below the Thursday close. Opex day was -14pts
Just to note – as we did top on Tuesday, in November 2007 we topped on the Wednesday of opex week. We fell 23pts on the Thursday and did not bottom till 12 days and 87 pts after the Wed of opex week top.
-D