Worst Nasdaq Corrections in Market History

A look at the most severe historical drawdowns for the Nasdaq Composite shows that tech-led rallies often face sharp, multi-month corrective phases.

The top 3

  1. The 2000 Dot-com Bubble Burst: The index plummeted approximately 78% from its peak in March 2000 to its trough in October 2002, marking the most significant tech correction on record. Nasdaq Composite
  2. The 2008 Global Financial Crisis: The Nasdaq suffered a peak-to-trough decline of nearly 55% as systemic banking failures triggered broad-based liquidation across all technology sectors. Nasdaq Composite
  3. The 2022 Inflationary Bear Market: Driven by aggressive interest rate hikes, the Nasdaq Composite fell by roughly 33% over the course of the year, testing investor resilience to valuation compression. Nasdaq Composite

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