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Beware the Bear Market Rally
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Monday, 11 May 2009 | 10:18 AM ET
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By: Ariel Nelson
Director of Market Data & Content Services
Director of Market Data & Content Services
Bear Market of 1973
- Market peak -- 1/11/1973, Dow hit 1051.7
- Market trough -- 12/6/1974, Dow fell to 577.6, a 45% drop
- Rally -- Dow rallied to 1009.21 by 3/24/1976, gaining 75%
- Market trough -- 2/28/1978, Dow fell back to 742.12, a 26% drop
- Rally -- Dow rallied to 1024.05 by 4/27/1981, gaining 38%
- Market trough -- 8/12/1982, Dow fell back to 776.92, a 24% drop
- Recovery -- it took until November 1982 for the Dow to get back to its 1973 highs
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Bear Market of 2000: Internet bubble followed by 9/11
- Market peak -- 1/14/2000, Dow hit 11722.98
- Market trough -- 3/7/2000, Dow fell to 9796.04, a 16% drop
- Rally -- Dow rallied to 11310.64 by 9/6/2000, gaining 15%
- Market trough -- 3/22/2001, Dow fell back to 9389.48, a 17% drop
- Rally -- Dow rallied to 11337.92 by 5/21/2001, gaining 21%
- Market trough -- 9/21/2001, Dow fell back to 8235.81, a 27% drop after the 9/11 attacks
- Rally -- Dow rallied to 10635.25 by 3/19/2002, gaining 29%
- Market trough -- 10/9/2002, Dow fell back to 7286.27, a 31% drop
- Recovery -- it took until April 2006 for the Dow to get back to its 2000 highs
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