Up/Down Days By Year 1971 to 2004 |
|
Year |
Up |
Down |
Unch |
Total |
% Up |
Average Daily |
1971* |
134 |
93 |
1 |
228 |
58.77% |
0.06% |
1972 |
146 |
104 |
1 |
251 |
58.17% |
0.06% |
1973 |
119 |
133 |
0 |
252 |
47.22% |
-0.14% |
1974 |
112 |
141 |
0 |
253 |
44.27% |
-0.16% |
1975 |
141 |
112 |
0 |
253 |
55.73% |
0.11% |
1976 |
151 |
100 |
2 |
253 |
59.68% |
0.09% |
1977 |
143 |
108 |
1 |
252 |
56.75% |
0.03% |
1978 |
165 |
86 |
1 |
252 |
65.48% |
0.05% |
1979 |
167 |
85 |
1 |
253 |
66.01% |
0.10% |
1980 |
162 |
90 |
1 |
253 |
64.03% |
0.12% |
1981 |
146 |
107 |
0 |
253 |
57.71% |
-0.01% |
1982 |
130 |
123 |
0 |
253 |
51.38% |
0.07% |
1983 |
151 |
102 |
0 |
253 |
59.68% |
0.07% |
1984 |
107 |
145 |
1 |
253 |
42.29% |
-0.04% |
1985 |
148 |
105 |
0 |
253 |
58.50% |
0.11% |
1986 |
158 |
95 |
0 |
253 |
62.45% |
0.03% |
1987 |
147 |
106 |
0 |
253 |
58.10% |
-0.01% |
1988 |
150 |
103 |
0 |
253 |
59.29% |
0.06% |
1989 |
157 |
95 |
0 |
252 |
62.30% |
0.07% |
1990 |
133 |
120 |
0 |
253 |
52.57% |
-0.07% |
1991 |
149 |
104 |
0 |
253 |
58.89% |
0.18% |
1992 |
133 |
121 |
0 |
254 |
52.36% |
0.06% |
1993 |
155 |
98 |
0 |
253 |
61.26% |
0.06% |
1994 |
132 |
119 |
1 |
252 |
52.38% |
-0.01% |
1995 |
148 |
104 |
0 |
252 |
58.73% |
0.14% |
1996 |
151 |
103 |
0 |
254 |
59.45% |
0.09% |
1997 |
145 |
108 |
0 |
253 |
57.31% |
0.08% |
1998 |
145 |
107 |
0 |
252 |
57.54% |
0.15% |
1999 |
146 |
106 |
0 |
252 |
57.94% |
0.26% |
2000 |
122 |
130 |
0 |
252 |
48.41% |
-0.15% |
2001 |
125 |
123 |
0 |
248 |
50.40% |
-0.06% |
2002 |
117 |
135 |
0 |
252 |
46.43% |
-0.13% |
2003 |
133 |
119 |
0 |
252 |
52.78% |
0.17% |
2004 |
137 |
115 |
0 |
252 |
54.37% |
0.04% |
Total |
4,805 |
3,745 |
10 |
8,560 |
56.13% |
0.04% |
*February 8 to December 31 Notes: From February 1971 to December 2004, the Nasdaq Composite closed up 56.13% of the time (4,805 of 8,560) From February 1971 to December 2004, the Nasdaq Composite posted an average gain of 0.04% per trading session. The best year in terms of % up days is 1979 (66.01%), while the worst year is 1984 (42.29%). The best year in terms of average daily gain/loss is 1999 (0.26%), while the worst year is 1974 (-0.16%). |
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