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1919–1921: Bear market. The Dow loses 46.6% of its value in just over 21 months, before reaching a low of 63.90 on August 24, 1921. [5] 1921–1929: Bull market. Over the next eight years, the Dow increases nearly 500%, and eventually grows to a closing high of 381.17 on September 3, 1929. 1929–1949: Bear market.
The Dow's losses amount to roughly 3%, or more than 1,500 points, in the past nine trading sessions. The index has fallen from a record close of 45,014 on Dec. 4 to 43,499 as of Tuesday's close.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average promptly finished Wednesday's session down more than 1,100 points. It rallied slightly on Thursday, but the selling pressure renewed on Friday.
Image source: Getty Images. Here's what history has to say. The 62.7% climb over the past two years is about average for the first two years of a bull market since the end of World War II.
The Dow experienced a long bull run from 1920 to late 1929 when it rose from 73 to 381 points. [47] In 1928, the components of the Dow were increased to 30 stocks near the economic height of that decade, which was nicknamed the Roaring Twenties .
After continuing to rise through December 1961, however, the stock market experienced a massive decline. Through June 1962, the S&P 500 experienced a 22.5% decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 5.7% on May 28, 1962 alone, in what was termed the "Flash Crash of 1962". [3]
“In the next 12 months it seems like small-caps can be up 50%,” he told CNBC Friday, arguing the Russell 2000 index, which tracks U.S. stocks with an average market capitalization of just $2.8 ...
On September 7, a man from Dallas struck the sculpture with a banjo, leaving a sizable dent in the horn. [60] [61] Professional Bull Riders donated money from its ticket sales to pay for fixes to the horn, [62] and Di Modica personally came to the site the following month to repair his creation. [63]