I thought I’d take a look at the extreme volatility in our markets the past six weeks compared with two periods during the Financial Crisis of 2008-09.
***I will update this as necessary….as I write, the major indices finished up 7% today, Monday.
Wk ended / Dow / Nasdaq
2/28/20 -12.4%… -10.5%
3/6/20 +1.8%…. +0.1%
3/13/20 -10.4%… -8.2%
3/20/20 -17.3%… -12.6%
3/27/20 +12.8%… +9.1%
4/3/20 -2.7%….. -1.7%
2008
10/3/08 -7.3%…. -10.8%
10/10/08 -18.2%… -15.3%
10/17/08 +4.8%…. +3.8%
10/24/08 -5.4%….. -9.3%
10/31/08 +11.3%… +10.9%
11/7/08 -4.1%…… -4.3%
11/14/08 -5.0%…… -7.9%
11/21/08 -5.3%…… -8.7%
11/28/08 +9.7%…. +10.9%
2009
2/6/09 +3.5%….. +7.8%
2/13/09 -5.2%…… -3.6%
2/20/09 -6.2%…… -6.1%
2/27/09 -4.1%…… -4.4%
3/6/09 -6.2%…… -6.1%
3/13/09 +9.0%….. +10.6%
3/20/09 +0.8%….. +1.8%
3/27/09 +6.8%….. +6.0%
4/3/09 +3.1%….. +4.9%
