Period ................................Market Decline.........DJIA Change 1 Year...........DJIA Change 2 Years After
............................................................................After Decline..................... Decline (cumulative)
Dec. 1961 -- June 1962........(27.1%)......................32.3%................................55.1%
Feb. 1966 -- May 1970........(36.6%)......................43.6% .............................. 53.9%
Jan. 1973 -- Dec. 1974.........(45.1%) .....................42.2% ..............................66.5%
Sep. 1976 -- Feb. 1978 ........(26.9%)..................... 9% ................................. 15.1%
Aug. 1987 -- Oct. 1987.........(36.1%).................... 22.9%............................... 54.3%
July 1990 -- Oct. 1990.......... (21.2%) .................. 26.2% .............................. 32.6%
Jan. 2000 -- March 2003 .....(35.8%) .................. 34.6% .............................. 43.2%
Average................................(32.7%)................... 29.4%................................ 45.8%
Oct. 2007 -- Dec. 2008 ........(46.7%).................... ... ? ...................................... ?
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Source: West Coast Asset Management.
The Only Way to Profit From the Recovery By Tim Hanson February 13, 2009