an tSionna {03.06.14}

From Chart of the Day.com {Subscription required to access the website.}:

"With the crisis in the Ukraine subsiding (at least temporarily), the S&P 500 rallied to new record highs. So how does the current S&P 500 rally rank? To answer this question and to provide some perspective, all major S&P 500 rallies of the last 82 years are plotted on today's chart. With the S&P 500 up 70.5% since its October 2011 lows (the 2011 correction resulted in a significant 19.4% decline), the current rally is near average in duration but slightly below average in magnitude."

"Notes:
- A major stock market rally has been defined as a S&P 500 gain of 30% or more (following a correction of at least 15%).
- The S&P 500 was not adjusted for inflation or dividends.
- Selected rallies were labeled with the year in which they began.
- There are 252 trading days in a year (100 trading days equal about 4.8 calendar months)."


*Long ETFs related to the S&P 500 in client and personal accounts.

Link:  Chart of the Day.com  S&P 500 Makes New Record Highs.