Dow Jones Industrial Average
Dow Jones Industrial Average Hovering Near January 2000 Peak
November 17, 2011
U.S. equities experienced an incredible bull run from mid-August 1982 to mid-January 2000, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average advancing at a 16.9% per annum pace from 777 to a peak of 11,723. The index recorded sequential five-year averages of 3,244 in 1990-94, 7,358 in 1995-99, and 9,897 in 2000-04. At 11,742 at 20:00 GMT […] More
DJIA: 11723 or Bust
August 3, 2011
A bull market in the DOW that began from a base of 777 on August 12, 1982 culminated on January 14, 2000 when the market closed at 11723. Although those 17+ years encompassed the 22.6% crash on October 19, 1987, identical 16.9% per annum rates of appreciation occurred from the close of 1739 on the […] More
An Historic Closing for the Dow
January 5, 2011
Today’s 11,723 closing level in the Dow Jones Industrial Average matches the closing level on January 14, 2000. The index went downhill after that date, the culmination of a nearly 17-1/2 year bull run during which the DJIA soared 16.9% per annum on average from 777 at the close on August 12, 1982. In hindsight […] More
