Comparison of the Equity Market with the Crashes of 1929 and 1987

"Life is a school of probability."

Walter Bagehot

Obviously while they are some similarities, it will take a high volume break to the downside to make a predictive analysis of the equity markets of today match up with the key metrics from two major price breaks fromt he past valid.

And that is a big 'IF' although certainly not impossible.

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Market 'crashes' are low probability events.

Many times are the setups.  But it takes the right kind of 'trigger event' to set the ball rolling.z

It is nice to know what the signs of an incoming storm are, and where the nearest safe haven may be, offering a sound harbor and, even better, a warm and cozy bar with good food and drink on dry land.

These charts were made by my friend Dominique.

Update on the Comparison with Prior Notable Declines

The next few weeks will be interesting.

This is just the Dow Industrial Average, such as it is today.

By 'such as it is' I mean a grossly modified artifact of a dead theory that is pretty much useless.

We would have to see confirmation in the broader indices, rathern than the narrow DJIA and NDX, like the SP 500 and the Russell 2000.