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Percentage wise, is this the largest drop in many years? (Original Post)
question everything
19 hrs ago
OP
No, that was in 2020. But the 7 largest daily drops, including today's, have
sinkingfeeling
19 hrs ago
#2
Copied from a Wiz Imp post: Here's the top 10 percentages from the S&P 500
Bernardo de La Paz
13 hrs ago
#5
Thank you. I remember 1987 "Black October. ". I immediately called my broker to buy
question everything
4 hrs ago
#7
Bernardo de La Paz
(53,943 posts)1. No. . . . nt
sinkingfeeling
(54,841 posts)2. No, that was in 2020. But the 7 largest daily drops, including today's, have
all happened under TSF.
iemanja
(55,761 posts)3. Since 2020.
IrishBubbaLiberal
(1,179 posts)4. Black Monday 1987
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)
On that Monday, the DJIA fell 508 points (22.6 percent), accompanied by crashes in the futures exchanges and options markets,[17] the largest one-day percentage drop in the history of the DJIA.[18] The DJIA fell from 2,246.74 at the open to 1,738.74 at the close.[19]
Bernardo de La Paz
(53,943 posts)5. Copied from a Wiz Imp post: Here's the top 10 percentages from the S&P 500
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20205209
RANK DATE DROP
1 10/19/1987 ( 20.47 )
2 10/28/1929 ( 12.34 )
3 3/16/2020 ( 11.98 )
4 10/29/1929 ( 10.16 )
5 11/6/1929 ( 9.92 )
6 3/12/2020 ( 9.51 )
7 10/18/1937 ( 9.27 )
8 10/15/2008 ( 9.04 )
9 12/1/2008 ( 8.93 )
10 7/20/1933 ( 8.88 )
8 of the 10 have been under Republicans (Hoover 3, Trump 2, W.Bush 2 & Reagan 1). 2 were under FDR during the 30's
Today's drop was the 2nd largest single day drop ever, but percentage wise it was only -4.84% which places it well below the top 20 percentage drops.

RANK DATE DROP
1 10/19/1987 ( 20.47 )
2 10/28/1929 ( 12.34 )
3 3/16/2020 ( 11.98 )
4 10/29/1929 ( 10.16 )
5 11/6/1929 ( 9.92 )
6 3/12/2020 ( 9.51 )
7 10/18/1937 ( 9.27 )
8 10/15/2008 ( 9.04 )
9 12/1/2008 ( 8.93 )
10 7/20/1933 ( 8.88 )
8 of the 10 have been under Republicans (Hoover 3, Trump 2, W.Bush 2 & Reagan 1). 2 were under FDR during the 30's
Today's drop was the 2nd largest single day drop ever, but percentage wise it was only -4.84% which places it well below the top 20 percentage drops.
question everything
(49,950 posts)7. Thank you. I remember 1987 "Black October. ". I immediately called my broker to buy
Now
. I am just sitting tight. Still have to take RMD..
bucolic_frolic
(49,532 posts)6. We're all in the Krasnov Fund now!
Can you feel the excitement?
littlemissmartypants
(27,074 posts)8. It's not over. Time will tell.