Stock Market Crash 1929, 1990, 2000 - 2008

Comparison of the stock market crash of 2000-2008 to crashes in 1990 and 1929 shows interesting similarities. On the chart below we see the 1929 (Dow Jones / US), 1990 (Nikkei / Japan) and 2000-2008 (AEX / Europe) stock market crashes.

A typical pattern emerges: in the bubble period stocks rise more than 350% in 6 years, during the crash the market falls more than 50% in 3 years, after the crash markets are volatile for at least 10 years.

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