History says correction-hit stocks will rally back strong. It just might take a few months.

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• The S&P 500 recently hit correction territory on tariff fears and growth concerns.
• However, data shows the market ended higher a year after each correction since 1955.
• It takes four months on average for stocks to recover after a correction.

The S&P 500 tumbled into correction territory on Thursday, battered by fears over President Trump's trade war and weakening economic growth.

But the downturn doesn't mean that a bear market is at hand ...