Quick fact check--did the Dow hit its all time high of 11700+ in

[mistertrickster]

mid January 2000?

Not finding the exact info on google search.

Thanks

[Gman]

1. No... I'm not sure exactly but

it wasn't later than some time in 1999, probably early '99.

You can download historical data at finance.yahoo.com in excel format in order to pinpoint the exact date of the close.

[mistertrickster]

3. Okay, thanks, actually i think it did peak in Jan of 2000

But I was able to get better information at the site you directed me to--this was helpful.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=5y&s=%5EDJI&l=off&z=m&q=l&c=&c=%5EGSPC

It shows the Dow down about 10 percent and the Standard and Poor's off close to 20 percent since W invaded the White House.

[tritsofme]

5. The Dow is only off about 3% since Bush took office

IIRC it closed right about 10,580 the last of trading under Clinton's term.

[mistertrickster]

6. True, but it went up in Jan 2001 and then dropped and stayed down

also, down after three years is horrible, never mind how much.

[tritsofme]

7. We were in the same trading range for more than a decade in the 1970s

Some would say we are now in a secular bear market, while 1980-2000 was a secular bull market.

[doc03]

9. A strange thing was the market started dropping in early to mid

August 2001 a few weeks prior to 911. hmmmm!

[lutherj]

2. January 14, 2000 Dow closed at 11,722.98

All time high. I found it on Yahoo markets page.

[mistertrickster]

4. Right-o, thanks

. . .

[Yupster]

8. The year 2000

was the worst stock market year in 20 years. S+P fell about 9 %.

It didn't keep the record long though as 2001 was worse (-12%), and then the three year drop hit bottom in 2002 (-22 %).