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SPX Teeters On The Edge Of A Bear Market
The SPX gained 801.35 points from its November 8, 2016 close of 2139.56 (on the eve of the U.S. elections) to its all-time high of 2940.91 on September 21, 2018.
Since September 21, the SPX closed Monday (Christmas Eve) 589.81 points lower at 2351.10…a loss of 73.6% of those Nov/16 to Sept/18 points gained…and is now up by only 9.89% since November 8, 2016, as shown on the following percentage-gained graph.
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