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The Trajectory of a Crash - Charting What 20th Century History Says Could Lie Ahead For The S&P 500
Its sometimes useful to think about what history suggests could happen.
This post updates the four worst declines of the 20th century to give each of them start dates of August 17, 2015. Here is the "updated" 2 year chart for the 1974 decline and recovery:
Its somewhat sobering to consider the 1929 scenario.
