What happened to the Dow in 1929?

The Dow peaked on September 3rd 1929 at 381.17 points and was followed by a bear market that lasted years. The final market low was reached on July 8th 1932 at 41.22 points. The market lost 89% of its value from the market peak to its lowest point.

What is the significance of this chart from 1928 and 1929?

The chart superimposes the market’s recent performance on top of a plot of its gyrations in 1928 and 1929. The picture isn’t pretty. And it’s not as easy as you might think to wriggle out from underneath the bearish significance of this chart.

What is the longest timeframe of the Dow Jones chart?

The longest timeframe of the Dow Jones chart is the quarterly chart on 100 years. The one and only time that the Dow Jones index fell below its 100 year rising channel was in 1930 and in 1974. No coincidence the Wall Street crash of 1929 resulted in the Dow Jones falling to levels so low even on a 100 year rising channel.

What happened during the bear market of 1929?

This interactive chart shows detailed daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the bear market of 1929. Although it was the crash of 1929 that gained the most attention, stocks continued to fall for another three years until bottoming out in July of 1932.