Bull Market Top 5/29/1946 4/6/1956 12/13/1961 2/9/1966 12/3/1968 1/11/1973 9/21/1976 4/27/1981 8/25/1987 7/16/1990 7/17/1998 3/24/2000
Bear Market Bottom 5/17/1947 10/22/1957 6/26/1962 10/7/1966 5/26/1970 12/6/1974 2/28/1978 8/12/1982 12/4/1987 10/11/1990 8/31/1998 9/21/2001
# Days Duration 353 564 195 240 539 694 525 472 101 87 45 546
% Decline in S&P 500 -23.2% -19.4% -27.1% -25.2% -35.9% -45.1% -26.9% -24.1% -33.5% -21.2% -19.3% -36.8%