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The 90s Tech Boom is Still the Longest and Biggest Bull Market in U.S. History
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This graphic visualizes the S&P 500’s top 5 bull markets, ranked by their % return from start to end. A bull market is usually characterized by a period of time where stocks rise over 20%.
In first place is the tech boom of the 90s, which ran from December 1987 to March 2000, and generated a massive 582% return. Second is the post-financial crisis recovery, which was aided by an extended period of low interest rates.
Today’s bull market began in early October 2022, driven largely by expected interest rate cuts.
Dataset
Rank | Bull Markets | Start date | End date | Days | Years | Return (%) |
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#1 | Tech boom | 4th December 1987 | 24th March 2000 | 4494 | 12.3 | 582 |
#2 | Post-financial crisis recovery | 9th March 2009 | 19th February 2020 | 3999 | 10.9 | 401 |
#3 | Post-World War II expansion | 13th June 1949 | 2nd August 1956 | 2607 | 7.1 | 266 |
#4 | Reaganomics | 12th August 1982 | 25th August 1987 | 1839 | 5.0 | 229 |
#5 | Mid 1970s to early 1980s | 3rd October 1974 | 28th November 1980 | 2248 | 6.2 | 126 |
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