By Charles Rotblut U.S. stocks have been slumping, losing ground for almost seven consecutive weeks. This week remains up for grabs between the bulls and the bears, but the short-term losses are in the books. On the surface, seven consecutive down weeks sounds bad. Okay, it sounds real bad. In percentage terms, however, the S&P 500 is down about 5%, which does not even qualify as a correction. In fact, it’s more of a normal fluctuation than anything else. The market is finicky, and on any given day it will offer you a different price for your securities than the day…
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