Bear Market ComparisonsBear Market ComparisonsThis site is dedicated to comparisons between various Bear Markets. The most popular, of course, is comparing the one we’re in to the one of The Great Depression. That’s what we’re going to start with.
You’ve heard it over and over on the radio, on TV, even on the Internet…”This is nothing like the Great Depression! In the Great Depression, the stock market lost 86% of its value and unemployment shot up to 25% and we’re nowhere near either of those levels”.
Correct. We are nowhere near those levels TODAY. But how long did it take for the stock market to decline 86%? And how long did it take unemployment to reach 25%? And how was unemployment measured back then? Check out the links below and we'll help answer those questions.
| Dow Jones Industrial Average Bear Market Comparison |
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| Unemployment Rate Bear Market Comparison (using U6 Unemployment Rate for the current bear) |
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