News about a virus variant in South Africa and the possibility that the Fed may speed up there tapering and interest rate increased selling order flow into the S&P as the market tried to assess what this uncertainty means longer-term. The S&P reacted instantly to this news but when it finishes this reaction what is the incentive to continue lower without new information. This means if the market finishes absorbing this information on Friday look for the possibility of a bounce off the low as sellers buyback to take profit.