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Feb 20, 2020

COVID Crash

The pandemic-triggered market crash of 2020. The S&P 500 fell 34% in just 23 trading days — the fastest bear market in history.

-34%S&P 500 in 23 days

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±90 trading days around the event

S&P 500 Around This Event

SPY · ±90 days
Nov 22Dec 5Dec 17Dec 31Jan 13Jan 22Jan 29Feb 4Feb 10Feb 18Feb 25Mar 3Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30Apr 3Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30May 6May 20$210$245$280$315$350
SPY Intraday Trading Activity

Open

$337.74

Close

$336.98

High

$338.64

Low

$333.68

Daily Change
-0.76 (-0.23%)
$333$335$3390M0M0M0M0M09:3010:0010:3011:0011:30
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  • high
  • close
09:30 — 11:55•30 of 78 candles
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Key Market Events

09:30 — Market Open
16:00 — Market Close

Circuit Breaker Levels

-7% Halt
-13% Halt
-20% Halt (Close for day)

Event Day Price

$336.95

Period High

$338.34

Period Low

$222.95

Period Change

-4.5%

What Happened Next?

1 Week Later

-11.5%

1 Year Later

+16.3%

Key Takeaway

One of the fastest recoveries in history

“It’s human nature to do things in groups. This is extreme in markets. I’ve seen first hand large allocators who, as an organisation, seem to prefer losing money in a conventional way, than making money by themselves.”

“The market isn’t efficient or inefficient. That’s too simple. To me it’s just a thing, made up of players each of whom have different goals, different time horizons and different strategies.”

DS

David Steinberg

Founder, Marlowe

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