The broad Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX shed 0.17 of a point , or just 0.02 percent , to 934 .
The Standard & Poor 's 500 Index slipped 4.77 , or 0.5 percent , to 929.62 .
Get it all out , " says Howard Davidowitz , chairman of Davidowitz & Associates , a national retail consulting firm based in New York City .