These 2 Figures Portend a Stock Market Crash: Here's Why You Shouldn't Be Worried

Whether you've been putting your money to work on Wall Street for decades or are a relatively new investor, the past couple of months have been challenging. Since the first week of January, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and widely followed Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) hit correction territory with declines of at least 10%. Meanwhile, the growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) briefly entered a bear market with a peak decline of 22% between mid-November and mid-March.

But based on two key figures, all three major U.S. indexes could have a lot further to fall.

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