Historical S&P 500 Market Milestones

Explore the most significant daily percentage changes and the longest periods of sustained growth in the S&P 500's history, revealing patterns of volatility and sustained bullish trends.

The top 3

  1. Top 3 Largest Single-Day S&P 500 Gains: The S&P 500's largest single-day percentage gain was +16.61% on March 15, 1933, followed by +12.53% on October 30, 1929, and +12.36% on October 6, 1931.
  2. Top 3 Largest Single-Day S&P 500 Losses: The biggest single-day percentage loss for the S&P 500 was -20.47% on October 19, 1987 (Black Monday), followed by -12.34% on October 28, 1929, and -11.98% on March 16, 2020.
  3. Top 3 Longest S&P 500 Bull Markets: The longest S&P 500 bull market was the Tech Boom (1987-2000) lasting 4494 days with a 582% return, followed by the Post-Financial Crisis Recovery (2009-2020) at 3999 days and 401% return, and the Post-World War II Expansion (1949-1956) at 2607 days with a 266% return.

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