Now for something complete different; an actual post on stocks !!! Put together all S&P500 one day drops -3% or more since 1/3/1950 as per Yahoo and subsequent 1 year returns ( 251 trading days ). These are Price Returns not Total Returns. Reid, want to take a guess what caused the sell-off on 9/26/1955; we were both in Kindergarten.
10/19/1987 __ -0.2047 __ 0.2253
10/15/2008 __ -0.0903 __ 0.2029
12/1/2008 __ -0.0893 __ 0.3423
9/29/2008 __ -0.0881 __ -0.0393
10/26/1987 __ -0.0828 __ 0.2459
10/9/2008 __ -0.0762 __ 0.1710
10/27/1997 __ -0.0687 __ 0.2227
8/31/1998 __ -0.0680 __ 0.3831
1/8/1988 __ -0.0677 __ 0.1504
11/20/2008 __ -0.0671 __ 0.4551
5/28/1962 __ -0.0668 __ 0.2589
8/8/2011 __ -0.0666 __ 0.2454
9/26/1955 __ -0.0662 __ 0.0889
10/13/1989 __ -0.0612 __ -0.1145
11/19/2008 __ -0.0612 __ 0.3759
10/22/2008 __ -0.0610 __ 0.2059
4/14/2000 __ -0.0583 __ -0.1304
10/7/2008 __ -0.0574 __ 0.0587
6/26/1950 __ -0.0538 __ 0.1800
1/20/2009 __ -0.0528 __ 0.4285
11/5/2008 __ -0.0527 __ 0.0984
11/12/2008 __ -0.0519 __ 0.2889
10/16/1987 __ -0.0516 __ -0.0265
11/6/2008 __ -0.0503 __ 0.1788
9/17/2001 __ -0.0492 __ -0.1422
2/10/2009 __ -0.0491 __ 0.2942
9/11/1986 __ -0.0481 __ 0.3348
8/4/2011 __ -0.0478 __ 0.1374
9/17/2008 __ -0.0471 __ -0.0758
9/15/2008 __ -0.0471 __ -0.1202
3/2/2009 __ -0.0466 __ 0.5920
2/17/2009 __ -0.0456 __ 0.3874
8/18/2011 __ -0.0446 __ 0.2410
8/10/2011 __ -0.0442 __ 0.2511
4/14/1988 __ -0.0436 __ 0.1511
3/12/2001 __ -0.0432 __ -0.0119
4/20/2009 __ -0.0428 __ 0.4387
3/5/2009 __ -0.0425 __ 0.6453
11/30/1987 __ -0.0418 __ 0.1604
11/14/2008 __ -0.0417 __ 0.2521
9/3/2002 __ -0.0415 __ 0.1640
10/2/2008 __ -0.0403 __ -0.0758
10/25/1982 __ -0.0397 __ 0.2525
8/24/2015 __ -0.0394 __ ???
10/22/1987 __ -0.0392 __ 0.1157
5/20/2010 __ -0.0390 __ 0.2511
10/6/2008 __ -0.0385 __ -0.0155
8/27/1998 __ -0.0384 __ 0.3064
7/19/2002 __ -0.0384 __ 0.1717
1/4/2000 __ -0.0383 __ -0.0830
9/22/2008 __ -0.0382 __ -0.1180
6/29/1950 __ -0.0370 __ 0.2099
11/18/1974 __ -0.0367 __ 0.3133
11/9/2011 __ -0.0367 __ 0.1227
11/15/1991 __ -0.0366 __ 0.1052
8/4/1998 __ -0.0362 __ 0.2332
4/18/1961 __ -0.0361 __ 0.0257
6/24/2016 __ -0.0360 __ ???
6/4/1962 __ -0.0355 __ 0.2343
12/3/1987 __ -0.0353 __ 0.2153
3/24/2003 __ -0.0352 __ 0.2675
3/30/2009 __ -0.0348 __ 0.4897
2/27/2007 __ -0.0347 __ -0.0127
2/23/2009 __ -0.0347 __ 0.4906
10/24/2008 __ -0.0345 __ 0.2313
6/4/2010 __ -0.0344 __ 0.2329
4/3/2001 __ -0.0344 __ 0.0102
8/5/2002 __ -0.0343 __ 0.1776
9/9/2008 __ -0.0341 __ -0.1626
7/10/2002 __ -0.0340 __ 0.0888
12/4/1950 __ -0.0336 __ 0.2284
1/14/2009 __ -0.0335 __ 0.3597
1/29/2009 __ -0.0331 __ 0.2833
7/22/2002 __ -0.0329 __ 0.1939
5/6/2010 __ -0.0324 __ 0.1943
9/27/2002 __ -0.0323 __ 0.2048
2/5/2008 __ -0.0320 __ -0.3727
9/22/2011 __ -0.0319 __ 0.2928
8/21/2015 __ -0.0319 __ ???
10/27/2008 __ -0.0318 __ 0.2568
12/20/2000 __ -0.0313 __ -0.0912
2/4/2010 __ -0.0311 __ 0.2266
9/20/2001 __ -0.0311 __ -0.1434
6/29/2010 __ -0.0310 __ 0.2294
2/9/1953 __ -0.0309 __ 0.0187
6/6/2008 __ -0.0309 __ -0.3091
3/8/1996 __ -0.0308 __ 0.2606
10/21/2008 __ -0.0308 __ 0.1424
7/7/1986 __ -0.0307 __ 0.2523
11/28/1950 __ -0.0307 __ 0.1697
7/8/1974 __ -0.0307 __ 0.1636
6/22/2009 __ -0.0306 __ 0.2465
11/19/1973 __ -0.0305 __ -0.2860
9/30/1998 __ -0.0305 __ 0.2472
2/18/2000 __ -0.0304 __ -0.0331
8/6/1990 __ -0.0302 __ 0.1577
10/1/1998 __ -0.0301 __ 0.3004
3/17/1980 __ -0.0301 __ 0.3170
9/19/2002 __ -0.0301 __ 0.2327
1/7/2009 __ -0.0300 __ 0.2542
8/23/1990 __ -0.0300 __ 0.2720