Points today. Its seventh consecutive decline. S p sank. 6 . Strong dollar and Lower Oil Prices are once again wreaking havoc on the stock market. Just like it did earlier this year. Until we got that nice respite in july, a respite that sadly now seems over. So how the heck did we end up back in this ugly situation . What are we supposed to do about it . Why dont we start with the key culprit . Oil. Oil declined 20 from its recent highs which qualifies as a bear market. Whatever thats worth. Its remarkable how little investors seem to care as oil plunged from 50 down to 40. The whole market moved higher. Often led by none other than the oil themselves. This paradoxical action culminated in oil crashing down to 41 last friday. The same time many oils as well as the broader s p 500 moved higher. But as of this week, that decoupling, it no longer seems to be the case and as oil blew through today, most of the market rolled over including glaringly many industrials, technology and consume