I know its unrelated to MVIS or our developments, but I just wanted to share this information with other investors. I just want to illustrate to others that those seasoned in the market, are aware that we have been through tough market before.
Significant Levels On The Dow
| December 6, 1974 |
577 |
The last Bear Market bottom |
| July 12, 1976 |
1011 |
Highest point between Jan '73 and Oct. '82 |
| August 12, 1982 |
776 |
The start of the "Reagan Bull" |
| August 25, 1987 |
2722 |
The 1987 high |
| October 19, 1987 |
1738 |
The (508 point) crash of 1987 |
| February 2, 1994 |
3975 |
The top of the post 1987 crash recovery |
| November 23, 1994 |
3674 |
The start of the Clinton "super bull" |
| March 29, 1999 |
10006 |
The first Dow close above 10000 |
| January 14, 2000 |
11723 |
The "Clinton bull" high |
| March 17, 2000 |
10630 |
The biggest one day gain (499 points) |
| March 20, 2001 |
9720 |
Dow closes below previous year low - first time since 1982 |
| Sept 11-14, 2001 |
9605 |
Terrorist attack - Dow closed for four days |
| Sept 17, 2000 |
8920 |
The biggest one day fall (685 points) |
| Sept. 21, 2001 |
8235 |
Dow's second worst week ever -14.26% |
| Dec 31, 2001 |
10021 |
Dow up 21.7% from Sept. 21 low but down 7.2% on the year |
| July 23, 2002 |
7702 |
Low close of break below post 9/11 low. |
| Sept 30, 2002 |
7591 |
New 2002 low - All treasury yields (except 30-year bond) at 2002 lows. |
| Oct 9, 2002 |
7286 |
New 2002 low - Dow down 37.8% from Jan 14, 2000 all time high. |
| Oct 31, 2002 |
8397 |
Dow up 806 points (10.6%) for Oct. First "up" month since March. |
| Nov 6, 2002 |
8771 |
Fed cuts rates for first time since Dec. 2001 - 0.50% - Fed Funds 1.25% - Discount 0.75% |
| Dec 31, 2002 |
8341 |
Dow down 16.8% for 2002. First three consecutive year loss since 1939-41 |
| May 23, 2003 |
8601 |
Senate passes bill raising the Treasury debt limit by $US 984 Billion to $US 7.384 TRILLION |
| June 25, 2003 |
9011 |
Fed cuts rates by 0.25% to a post 1958 low of 1.00% |
| Dec 31, 2003 |
10453 |
Dow up 25.32% in 2003 - Dollar down 14.67% in 2003 |
| October 3, 2006 |
11727 |
Dow exceeds its January 14, 2000 high of 11723 |
| October 9, 2007 |
14164 |
New all time high on the Dow |
| July 2, 2008 |
11215 |
Dow closes more than 20% below its Oct. 2007 high - bear market |
| February 27, 2009 |
7062 |
Dow closes at post 1997 low - more than 50% below its Oct. 2007 high. |
