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Oct 13, 2008

The Great Rebound

The biggest single-day point gain in DJIA history at the time, amid the financial crisis.

+11.1%DJIA surge

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Aug 14, 2008The Great ReboundDec 12, 2008
±60 trading days around the event

S&P 500 Around This Event

SPY · ±60 days
Aug 14Aug 19Aug 25Aug 29Sep 4Sep 10Sep 16Sep 22Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 15Oct 20Oct 24Oct 29Nov 4Nov 7Nov 13Nov 19Nov 24Dec 1Dec 12$75$90$105$120$135
SPY Intraday Trading Activity

Open

$94.82

Close

$101.00

High

$101.35

Low

$89.95

Daily Change
+6.18 (6.52%)
$89$93$97$1020M0M0M0M0M09:3010:0010:3011:0011:30
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  • high
  • close
09:30 — 11:55•30 of 78 candles
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Key Market Events

09:30 — Market Open
16:00 — Market Close

Circuit Breaker Levels

-7% Halt
-13% Halt
-20% Halt (Close for day)

Event Day Price

$101.35

Period High

$130.19

Period Low

$75.45

Period Change

-31.3%

What Happened Next?

1 Week Later

-5.4%

1 Year Later

+18.7%

Key Takeaway

A false dawn — the real bottom came 5 months later

“It’s human nature to do things in groups. This is extreme in markets. I’ve seen first hand large allocators who, as an organisation, seem to prefer losing money in a conventional way, than making money by themselves.”

“The market isn’t efficient or inefficient. That’s too simple. To me it’s just a thing, made up of players each of whom have different goals, different time horizons and different strategies.”

DS

David Steinberg

Founder, Marlowe

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