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Originally Posted by lewdog
There have been 10 S&P 500 bear markets—defined as declines of 20% or more—since 1956.
Start and End Date | % Price Decline From Peak to Trough | Length in Days
7/15/57 - 10/22/57 | 20.7% | 99 days
12/12/61 - 6/26/62 | 28.0% | 196 days
2/9/66 - 10/7/66 | 22.2% | 240 days
11/29/68 - 5/26/70 | 36.1% | 543 days
1/11/73 - 10/3/74 | 48.2% | 630 days
11/28/80 - 8/12/82 | 27.1% | 622 days
8/25/87 - 12/4/87 | 33.5% | 101 days
3/24/00 - 10/9/02 | 49.1% | 929 days
10/9/07 - 3/9/09 | 56.8% | 517 days
2/19/20 - 3/23/20 | 33.9% | 33 days
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Maybe I'm in the depths of gloom as I put off my retirement after my hand was on the doorknob, but this one feels like it's going to be on the long side. It seems like there are more reasons for it to be happening.