Right now the S&P 500 is about where it was in March 2024:
[https://www.multpl.com/s-p-500-historical-prices](https://www.multpl.com/s-p-500-historical-prices)
The total return (including dividends) since last year is positive. Yet the popular media keeps showing pictures of stock traders who look like they want to puke. I think the media is trying to create a buying opportunity by scaring people, so there can be the usual transfer of wealth from the emotional to the stoic. Stay calm everybody!