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Days Between S&P 500 Record Highs (1928-2024)

Making the Case for Patient S&P 500 Investing:

Bear Markets typically do not last that long.
Start Date
End Date
Days Between Record Highs
Years Between Record Highs
Max Percent Drawdown
9/17/1929
9/22/1954
9136
25
86.25%
1/12/1973
7/17/1980
2743
7.5
48.72%
3/27/2000
5/30/2007
2620
7.2
49.24%
10/10/2007
3/28/2013
1996
5.5
56.89%
12/2/1968
3/6/1972
1190
3.3
36.30%
8/6/1956
9/24/1958
779
2.1
21.70%
1/4/2022
1/19/2024
745
2
26.09%
12/1/1980
11/3/1982
702
1.9
28.31%
8/26/1987
7/26/1989
700
1.9
33.76%
12/13/1961
9/3/1963
629
1.7
27.99%
8/4/1959
1/27/1961
542
1.5
14.76%
10/11/1983
1/21/1985
468
1.3
15.64%
2/10/1966
5/4/1967
448
1.2
22.39%
5/22/2015
7/11/2016
416
1.1
14.42%
2/3/1994
2/14/1995
376
1
9.04%
10/10/1989
5/29/1990
231
0.6
10.45%
9/26/1967
4/29/1968
216
0.6
10.46%
9/21/2018
4/23/2019
214
0.6
19.86%
7/17/1990
2/13/1991
211
0.6
19.93%
1/29/2018
8/24/2018
207
0.6
10.22%
4/18/1961
11/1/1961
197
0.5
6.30%
1/16/1992
7/29/1992
195
0.5
6.57%
2/20/2020
8/18/2020
180
0.5
34.00%
3/11/1993
8/19/1993
161
0.4
5.02%
5/14/1965
9/27/1965
136
0.4
9.98%
7/20/1998
11/23/1998
126
0.3
19.44%
7/19/1999
11/16/1999
120
0.3
12.16%
3/21/1956
7/16/1956
117
0.3
10.26%
7/18/1985
11/11/1985
116
0.3
8.42%
11/15/1955
3/9/1956
115
0.3
7.69%
4/18/1991
8/6/1991
110
0.3
5.64%
6/23/1983
10/10/1983
109
0.3
7.80%
5/28/1996
9/13/1996
108
0.3
7.92%
5/15/1928
8/28/1928
105
0.3
10.71%
8/16/2016
11/21/2016
97
0.3
5.14%
7/29/2019
10/28/2019
91
0.2
6.54%
2/13/1996
5/13/1996
90
0.2
4.58%
9/5/1986
12/2/1986
88
0.2
9.48%
5/9/1967
7/31/1967
83
0.2
6.67%
1/3/2000
3/21/2000
78
0.2
10.74%
8/15/1972
11/1/1972
78
0.2
5.24%
7/20/2007
10/5/2007
77
0.2
9.69%
2/19/1997
5/5/1997
75
0.2
11.16%
8/29/1991
11/12/1991
75
0.2
5.03%
7/12/1968
9/24/1968
74
0.2
5.81%
9/3/2020
11/13/2020
71
0.2
9.71%
10/18/1993
12/27/1993
70
0.2
2.77%
5/30/1972
8/8/1972
70
0.2
4.41%
2/14/1985
4/25/1985
70
0.2
3.76%
4/7/1987
6/15/1987
69
0.2
8.22%
2/4/1965
4/12/1965
67
0.2
2.73%
7/20/1964
9/25/1964
67
0.2
3.43%
9/15/1992
11/20/1992
66
0.2
5.62%
1/4/1928
3/9/1928
65
0.2
5.47%
3/2/2017
5/5/2017
64
0.2
2.93%
4/23/1998
6/24/1998
62
0.2
4.93%
10/8/1997
12/5/1997
58
0.2
10.86%
11/10/1982
1/6/1983
57
0.2
8.49%
8/7/1997
10/2/1997
56
0.2
6.35%
11/23/1964
1/18/1965
56
0.2
3.78%
7/3/1986
8/26/1986
54
0.1
7.59%
12/8/1997
1/29/1998
52
0.1
5.87%
3/3/2015
4/24/2015
52
0.1
3.66%
5/22/2013
7/11/2013
50
0.1
6.09%
11/16/1965
1/5/1966
50
0.1
2.43%
5/1/2019
6/20/2019
50
0.1
7.10%
9/26/1955
11/14/1955
49
0.1
12.09%
10/29/1963
12/17/1963
49
0.1
6.86%
9/3/2021
10/21/2021
48
0.1
5.48%
5/14/1999
6/30/1999
47
0.1
6.65%
12/14/1995
1/29/1996
46
0.1
4.12%
11/26/1996
1/10/1997
45
0.1
5.07%
3/18/1929
5/2/1929
45
0.1
6.74%
12/30/2014
2/13/2015
45
0.1
4.97%
4/1/2024
5/15/2024
44
0.1
6.42%
8/5/2013
9/18/2013
44
0.1
5.51%
9/1/1993
10/14/1993
43
0.1
2.97%
5/13/1964
6/25/1964
43
0.1
3.16%
4/22/1955
6/3/1955
42
0.1
3.65%
1/16/2014
2/27/2014
42
0.1
6.06%
5/6/1929
6/17/1929
42
0.1
8.37%
12/21/1992
2/1/1993
42
0.1
3.04%
9/19/2014
10/31/2014
42
0.1
7.71%
8/4/1992
9/14/1992
41
0.1
3.42%
6/5/1990
7/16/1990
41
0.1
4.58%
4/13/1972
5/24/1972
41
0.1
5.05%
11/14/1991
12/24/1991
40
0.1
6.04%
7/28/1955
9/6/1955
40
0.1
4.83%
1/22/1959
3/3/1959
40
0.1
4.75%
4/3/2014
5/12/2014
39
0.1
4.27%
2/4/1929
3/15/1929
39
0.1
6.63%
7/28/1995
9/5/1995
39
0.1
2.47%
8/7/1967
9/13/1967
37
0.1
3.49%
6/5/2007
7/12/2007
37
0.1
3.68%
3/7/1955
4/12/1955
36
0.1
7.17%
12/3/1986
1/7/1987
35
0.1
5.15%
2/1/1999
3/8/1999
35
0.1
5.19%
4/22/1986
5/27/1986
35
0.1
4.90%
3/8/1983
4/11/1983
34
0.1
3.58%
10/13/1964
11/16/1964
34
0.1
1.63%
8/8/2017
9/11/2017
34
0.1
2.51%
5/10/2021
6/10/2021
31
0.1
4.16%
1/4/1955
2/4/1955
31
0.1
6.44%
2/5/1993
3/8/1993
31
0.1
5.02%
*Only periods longer than 30 days included
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