Stock Market Crash
1929, 1990, 2012





This chart shows the 1929 Dow Jones index (lagged by 81 years), 1990 Nikkei index (lagged by 21 years) and 2000 - 2012 Dutch AEX index stock market crash.

Stock market crash comparison:

  • Bubble: stocks rise 350% in 6 years.
  • Crash: stock market falls more than 50% in 3 years after the peak.
  • Aftermath: markets are volatile for 10 years and end where they started.

Turns out human nature doens't change over time: greed and fear drives the market.

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