A lot of traders will completely avoid the doldrums. While I avoid the front-end, I believe in cherry-picking the back-end. September often serves as that transitory month, and it is always ugliest in those final weeks of bottoming (just as the very top of a spike is often exaggerated). Those final weeks of bottoming also provide the best deals.
At one point Thursday, SIPC cap was considerably lower than WDRP's and other tickers pretending to be players in the sector. The dip is exaggerated. And I'm buying it.