Average Decade for the Dow

I had some spare time today so I’d thought I’d organize the entire 120-year history of the Dow Jones into an average decade.

This is what it looks like.

The chart begins at 100 at the beginning of the average decade. The Dow has historically been flat for nearly the first half of each decade. The Dow is still in the negative by August 6th of the fifth year (year ending in 4).

The back half of the decade is much better, although there’s historically been a spot of trouble during September and October of the eighth year (ending in 7).

The Dow has gained an average of 125% every ten years.

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on December 3rd, 2015 at 12:43 pm

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