The traditional year-end rally didn't happen this year and the 'January Effect' doesn't look like it's going to occur. This is just a wait-and-see market right now that will continue to be driven by important catalysts, whether geopolitical or earnings-based.
Cisco's story was that inventory concerns and demand driven problems are not fixable as early as Wall Street expected, ... People are understanding the impact of what Cisco said. Wall Street wants to believe things are rosy in that sector and they're just not.
All eyes will be turned to the Fed. The market will be driven in and around the Fed meeting ? it could be a sell on the story because 50 basis points (a half-percentage point) is already built into the market.