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July 10th in Market History
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Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 | 4:37 PM ET
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After a couple of rough days this week, some of you may be looking for a respite before the weekend. Unfortunately, history shows that if the Dow [.DJIA
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July 10th in Market History:
Dow (Since 1900) :
- Avg Gain/Loss: -0.08%
- Up 51% of the time with an average gain of 0.58% when up
- Down 48% of the time with an average loss of 0.78% when down
- Unchanged 1% of the time in 1975
- Standard Deviation: .89
- Biggest Gain: +2.41% in 1930
- Biggest Loss: -3.11% in 2002
S&P 500 (Since 1928) :
- Avg Gain/Loss: +0.08%
- Up 60% of the time with an average gain of 0.57% when up
- Down 40% of the time with an average loss of 0.65% when down
- Standard Deviation: .84
- Biggest Gain: +2.52% in 1930
- Biggest Loss: -3.4% in 2002
Nasdaq Composite (Since 1971):
- Avg Gain/Loss: -0.06%
- Up 58% of the time with an average gain of 0.56% when up
- Down 42% of the time with an average loss of 0.91% when down
- Standard Deviation: .98
- Biggest Gain: +1.79% in 2005
- Biggest Loss: -3.15% in 2001
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