More Room for the Bull?
Posted 5/29/07
Stock prices have advanced gradually during this long bull market, which began on Oct. 9, 2002. The Standard & Poor's 500 index has risen about 95 percent so far. Here is the record of other bulls since World War II.
| Bull Market Start | Bull Market End | Total Gain |
|---|---|---|
| 10/11/90 | 3/24/00 | 417.0% |
| 2/4/87 | 7/16/90 | 64.8 |
| 8/12/82 | 8/25/87 | 228.8 |
| 10/3/74 | 11/28/80 | 125.6 |
| 5/26/70 | 1/11/73 | 73.5 |
| 10/7/66 | 11/29/68 | 48.0 |
| 6/26/62 | 2/9/66 | 79.8 |
| 10/22/57 | 12/12/61 | 86.4 |
| 6/13/49 | 8/2/56 | 267.1 |
| 4/28/42 | 5/29/46 | 157.7 |
| Average | 154.9% |
Source: Standard & Poor's
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