Returns from 1926 - 6/30/17. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks used to measure large-cap U.S. stock market performance. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges. illustrative purposes only and not indicative of any actual investment. These returns were the result of certain market factors and events which may not be repeated in the future. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Bull Market Bear Market % Total Return From the lowest close reached after the market has fallen 20% or more, to the next market high. From when the index closes at least 20% down from its previous high close, through the lowest close reached after it has fallen 20% or more. History of U.S. Bear & Bull Markets Since 1926 Source: First Trust Advisors L.P., Morningstar. Returns from 1926 - 2017. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks used to measure large-cap U.S. stock market performance. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses, or sales charges.
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Still, saying the bull market is getting on in years and might be slowing down doesn't mean it must end soon or is through having fun. Today's 70-year-olds have achieved the biblical life span, and when they were born in 1947, life expectancy for Americans was under 70 years.
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As of today, the bull market which began in March of 2009 is 1,422 calendar days old. Over that whole period there have been nine drawdowns of greater than 5% which segment the bull market into ten periods of bull market rally. The average bull market rally since 2009 has lasted 99 calendar days and has seen the market rise by 18.8%. By contrast our current rally, which started in mid November, is just 75 days old and has charted a 10.9% rise. If this rally were to last in line with the averages it would go on until February 22 and the S&P 500 would rise to 1608 before the next 5% pullback. Below is a chart of the full bull market broken down by periods of rally and >5% drawdown.
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Here’s how the narrative of major market loves played out since the roaring days of the 1920s. 1. The bull market of the 1920s last 44 months and rose 193.3 percent when using the S & P 500 index. I t then declined some 83.4 percent over 34 months or almost three years, the most painful time in modern history for investors. 2.
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We believe this bull market still has legs … but so might the mini-correction that's hit mainly the secondary stocks so far, he wrote to clients last week, before the S&P 500 blipped to a slight new all-time high in recent days.
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3. The bull market that began in WW II and lasted well into the 1950s had a duration of 181 months for a colossal gain of 935.8 percent, or an average rise per year of 16.8 percent. Golden years indeed. Again, the subsequent bear market was a minor event of only six months for a decline of 22.3 percent. 4. The bull market of the 1960s was less mighty than the 1950s, rising only 143.7 percent over 77 months with an average annual gain of 14.9 percent. Again a puny correction of 29.3 percent over 19 months.
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throughout the U.S. Bull and Bear Markets from 1926 through 2017. Although past performance is no guarantee of future results, we believe looking at the history of the market’s expansions and recessions helps to gain a fresh perspective on the benefits of investing for the long-term. • The average Bull Market period lasted 9.0 years with an average cumulative total return of 480%. • The average Bear Market period lasted 1.4 years
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Second-longest bull market ever aging gracefully, but investors wonder how long it will last Since the prior bear market ended in March 2009, this advance in equities is now the second-oldest on record without at least a 20 percent drop in the S&P 500. The current trailing 10-year annual return for the index is only 7.6 percent. At previous major bull market peaks, this 10-year annual pace has routinely been above 15 percent. An exception to this was the 2007 peak, when it was roughly the same as the current level. And it wouldn't take much upside from here to make that 10-year record look pretty good.
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Bull markets last on average about 97 months each and gain an average of 440 points in the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index. By comparison bear markets since the 1930s have an average duration of only 18 months and an average loss in value of about 40 percent.
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how long will us bull market last
The United States Bull Market lasts for 9 years.