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October 18 in market history

The market was open on October 18 in 70 years since 1928. The S&P 500 rose 43 times and fell 27. Its biggest rise was +2.41% in 1984, its biggest fall -9.12% in 1937.

Years it rose43 of 7061%

Average move+0.01%S&P 500, price only

Biggest rise+2.41%1984

Biggest fall-9.12%1937

The biggest rises

1984	+2.41%
1982	+2.37%
1990	+2.34%
2011	+2.04%
1932	+1.86%

The biggest falls

1937	-9.12%
1933	-4.63%
1929	-2.86%
1983	-1.54%
2018	-1.44%

Every year

1928 +0.2% · 1929 -2.9% · 1932 +1.9% · 1933 -4.6% · 1934 -0.4% · 1935 -0.3% · 1937 -9.1% · 1938 +1.4% · 1939 -0.7% · 1940 -0.1% · 1943 +0.2% · 1944 +0.5% · 1945 +0.4% · 1946 -0.3% · 1948 +0.4% · 1949 +0.7% · 1950 +0.6% · 1951 -0.1% · 1954 +0.4% · 1955 +0.7% · 1956 +0.2% · 1957 -0.8% · 1960 -0.5% · 1961 +0.5% · 1962 -1.0% · 1963 +0.1% · 1965 +0.3% · 1966 +1.6% · 1967 +0.3% · 1968 +0.8% · 1971 -0.4% · 1972 +0.6% · 1973 +0.0% · 1974 +1.6% · 1976 +0.6% · 1977 -0.0% · 1978 -0.8% · 1979 +0.2% · 1982 +2.4% · 1983 -1.5% · 1984 +2.4% · 1985 -0.3% · 1988 +1.1% · 1989 +0.2% · 1990 +2.3% · 1991 +0.1% · 1993 -0.2% · 1994 -0.3% · 1995 +0.1% · 1996 +0.5% · 1999 +0.5% · 2000 -0.6% · 2001 -0.8% · 2002 +0.6% · 2004 +0.5% · 2005 -1.0% · 2006 +0.1% · 2007 -0.1% · 2010 +0.7% · 2011 +2.0% · 2012 -0.2% · 2013 +0.7% · 2016 +0.6% · 2017 +0.1% · 2018 -1.4% · 2019 -0.4% · 2021 +0.3% · 2022 +1.1% · 2023 -1.3% · 2024 +0.4%

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