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April 20 in market history

The market was open on April 20 in 67 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 32 times and fell 35. Its biggest rise was +9.52% in 1933, its biggest fall -4.28% in 2009.

Years it rose32 of 6748%

Average move+0.04%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+9.52%1933

Biggest fall-4.28%2009

The biggest rises

1933	+9.52%
1931	+1.46%
1976	+1.41%
2011	+1.35%
1999	+1.29%

The biggest falls

2009	-4.28%
1936	-3.18%
2020	-1.79%
2004	-1.56%
1928	-1.48%

Every year

1928 -1.5% · 1931 +1.5% · 1932 0.0% · 1933 +9.5% · 1934 +1.0% · 1936 -3.2% · 1937 +0.3% · 1938 -0.5% · 1939 +1.2% · 1942 +1.2% · 1943 -0.4% · 1944 +0.8% · 1945 -0.1% · 1948 -0.1% · 1949 -0.3% · 1950 -0.7% · 1951 0.0% · 1953 +0.4% · 1954 -0.0% · 1955 +0.2% · 1956 +0.4% · 1959 +0.4% · 1960 -1.2% · 1961 +0.0% · 1964 -0.1% · 1965 -0.1% · 1966 +0.6% · 1967 +0.2% · 1970 +0.2% · 1971 -0.4% · 1972 -0.1% · 1976 +1.4% · 1977 +0.3% · 1978 +0.7% · 1979 -0.0% · 1981 +0.6% · 1982 -1.1% · 1983 +1.3% · 1987 -0.3% · 1988 -0.7% · 1989 -0.3% · 1990 -0.9% · 1992 -1.4% · 1993 -0.5% · 1994 -0.1% · 1995 +0.1% · 1998 +0.1% · 1999 +1.3% · 2000 +0.5% · 2001 -0.9% · 2004 -1.6% · 2005 -1.3% · 2006 +0.1% · 2007 +0.9% · 2009 -4.3% · 2010 +0.8% · 2011 +1.4% · 2012 +0.1% · 2015 +0.9% · 2016 +0.1% · 2017 +0.8% · 2018 -0.9% · 2020 -1.8% · 2021 -0.7% · 2022 -0.1% · 2023 -0.6% · 2026 -0.2%

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