The S&P 500 shrugs off 1% and 2% daily drops all the time. Investors can, too, financial advisors say

• Investors should ignore even big market drops: The S&P 500 fell by 1% or more on 1,001 days since 1996, an analysis by Morningstar Direct found.
• The index had a 2% or bigger drop on 313 days in that period.
• Still, a $10,000 investment in the S&P 500 in 1996 would be worth $191,744 today.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/05/stock-market-drops-investors.html