Rough day in the markets that went largely unnoticed today due to the inauguration of President Obama. Traditionally, inaugurations typically see a weak day in the market, and today was no disappointment, providing Wall Street with the worst market performance in inauguration history.

No doubt the task before President Obama is incredibly difficult and the expectations are probably higher than they have been for any other incoming President, but regardless if you’re Republican, Democrat or something, else, hopefully, as Americans we can all wish him our best and keep him in our prayers continually.

Here’s the Nasdaq and S&P charts…

Nasdaq

Standard & Poor

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