Over the last couple of years we have had our fair shares of ups and downs in the market. More often that not, these directions came in the form of a pro-long trend/cycle. It seems like the last couple of months have seen some of the highest volatility since the market crashed back in 2008.
Where do we stand in our current market recovery?
According to the chart created by dshort.com, all isn’t going so well and there is still a long way to go – 31% below the peak 33 months ago, at about the same level we first hit 12 years ago.
Here’s a look at where we are today:
Take a look at this market recovery as compared to other recoveries of the past century
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