Almost 1,200 points - easy way. The US leading index Dow Jones has lost on Thursday as many counters as never before in its 135-year history. The Minus topped the previous record loss during the inflation panic almost exactly two years ago.

The Dow has lost to just one day of trading, a majority of the points lost by the leading German index, the Dax, in this deep-red trading week. That sounds catastrophic, in percentage terms, but the indices are on the same level, as the Dow Jones recorded purely in nominal terms much higher. The statistics also shows that the Dow Jones had phases, much, much worse.

No comparison to the "Black Monday"

So it was this week, although the worst, third -, and fourth-worst trading day after the point of change, in percentage terms, but those days are with a loss of 4.42 per cent, 4.15 per cent and 3.56 per cent is not comparable with the actual record holders.

The Crash on "Black Monday" in 1987, about cost the Dow Jones is only 508 points – which was then, however, a percentage loss of 22,61 per cent. Most of his miserable most days with double-digit percentage losses in the Dow Jones during the Crash of 1929, shortly before the great Depression.

Among the ten best trading days, only one day is already out of the current Millennium, namely from the crisis year of 2008. As LPL market strategist Ryan Detrick pointed out, which is also about 1000 points major loss on Monday, there was all the 253 days that the Dow lost the higher percentage of.

In week view, however, the situation is a little more dramatic. Here it is enough percentage to a place among the 15 weakest trading weeks of all times like "MarketWatch" reported. The record-holder here is a week in October 2008, the Dow Jones lost a whopping 18,15 percent. At the moment, the week, the minus amounted to 11,82 percent. With Stock Selection in Europe, you will achieve excess Returns with System! (Partner offer) Now 30 days free of charge test!

S&P 500 corrected never so quickly

Also the little brother of the S&P 500, generally considered a better Barometer for the US stock markets considered, is heading for its worst week since the financial crisis of 2008. At the moment it is enough for a place among the 20 worst trading weeks for the Index, "MarketWatch".

what is Interesting is: How data from the German Bank show, it has never been such a rapid correction in the S&P 500. Usually takes weeks to months before the Index from the High loses of ten percent and, thus, in the correction area arrives. With a current week minus of 10.8 percent it needed this Time, not even five days. DAX 11.835,97 PTS. -531,49 (-4,30%) Xetra

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To the rate of data

Due to a re-horrendous loss on Friday, the Dax now the Definition of a correction. Currently, the Minus this week amounts to just under twelve percent of the blackest trading week for traders in Frankfurt since the financial crisis.

"What goes up must come down"

in Spite of everything, should investors not to panic in the markets unsettling. The recent records on the US stock market like the Dax, an enormous case height, which is now reflected in the massive loss of resist – free after the exchange of the word "what goes up must come down is to say". Are you interested in in addition to values? The professionally managed trading service "Small Caps Champion" takes all the Research and analysis work. (Partner offer) Now 30 days free of charge test!

It must not be forgotten, however, that corrections to the market and a healthy bull market – whether it is the outbreak of a novel disease, such as the Coronavirus or the fear of rising Inflation is the trigger, is rather beside the point.

in the long term shares reliable rate of return carriers remain. Even after the comparable loss panic in the spring of 2018, it only lasted a few months until the Dow Jones to new record heights increase, which were subsequently topped in 2019 again several times.

some have advised experts even further acquisitions, now, because the prices are significantly lessened. This can be, depending on the individual appetite for risk, a possibility. For most investors, is likely to be the wisest decision to stay simply invested and focus on long-term gains, instead of short-term turbulence drive you crazy.

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Date Of Update: 28 February 2020, 16:01