Comments on: 10 Largest Drops of Dow Jones

By: Dow Jones in October 2008 by the Numbers

Dow Jones in October 2008 by the Numbers — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:09:10 +0000

[...] addition, two biggest losses of October ranked 2nd and 4th on the all-time biggest drops list (point wise) while two largest gains of the month were also among the largest gains of the [...]

By: What Is Going on with Gold?

What Is Going on with Gold? — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:31:08 +0000

[...] huge up-and-down swings happening almost on a daily basis (the past month has produced 5 of the 10 largest drops of the Dow). At the same time, gold, which I follow quite closely, also had some roller coaster rides lately, [...]

By: Different Day, Same Story

Different Day, Same Story — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:05:44 +0000

[...] Different Day, Same Story Posted by Sun on October 16, 2008 Visited 1 times When the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded its biggest single day increase ever two days ago, I thought the stock market might have touched the bottom after relentless selling on the Wall Street the week before. Apparently, I was wrong. Since the 936 points gain on Monday, the benchmark has registered two consecutive losing sessions, giving up nearly 810 points to close at 8,577.91 on Wednesday, the second lowest close of the year. Yesterday’s 733.08 points loss was the second largest point loss in the index’s history. So far this year, the Dow has created five of the top 10 largest point losses. [...]

By: Stocks Saved the Worst for the Last, Closing at 5-Year Low

Stocks Saved the Worst for the Last, Closing at 5-Year Low — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:45:56 +0000

[...] performance in 71 years (Bloomberg). Today’s 508.39-point loss also ranks the 6th on the top 10 largest drops list. Now 4 out the 10 biggest losses happened in less than one month The S&P 500 sank 60.66 [...]

By: SunFinancial (SunFinancial)

SunFinancial (SunFinancial) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:16:24 +0000

10 largest drops of the Dow http://tinyurl.com/4htdjn

By: Dow Jones Posts Largest Point Drop Ever

Dow Jones Posts Largest Point Drop Ever — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:05:54 +0000

[...] have updated the 10 largest drops of the Dow Jones list because today’s 777 points drop of the benchmark is the No. 1 loss point wise. Three of [...]

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:42:19 +0000

I think that a more representative chart would be one where you look at percentage changes in the index, as opposed to point changes. The 500 point drop in 1987 was scarier than the one yesterday..