Why the Dow is in such a historic funk and how concerned you should be

Key Points

The biggest laggard in the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been UnitedHealth, which has contributed to more than half of the decline over the past eight sessions.
There’s a rotation going on with investors selling out of the cyclical names in the 30-stock Dow that initially popped on Trump’s reelection.
There are many reasons to believe the Dow’s historic losing streak is not a source for major concern.

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