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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 1:43:44 PM

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The Nasdaq is on pace to end its longest period from a bear-market low to an exit in nearly 30 years
By: MarketWatch | February 13, 2019

The Nasdaq traded at 7,461.66 at its intraday peak on Wednesday, representing a 20.4% gain from its bear low



The Nasdaq Composite Index, often used as a proxy for the health of technology and internet-related stocks, on Wednesday was on the verge of ending its longest bear market, by one measure, since 1991.

A finish at or above 7,431.50 for the Nasdaq COMP, +0.27% would mark a rise of 20% from its recent low on Dec. 24 at 6,192.92 and would mark — at least by one widely used definition— an exit from bear-market territory.

The Nasdaq on Dec. 21 closed more than 20% below its all-time high set on Aug. 21, meeting the widely accepted definition of a bear market. After continuing its fall through Christmas Eve, marking its mos recent bear-market low, the index has punched higher alongside other major benchmarks.



The Nasdaq has gained 12.1% so far in 2019, while the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.31% has gained 10%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.35% has climbed 9.5%, as of Wednesday late-morning trading action (The Dow and S&P 500 exited correction territory on Jan. 10, usually defined as a decline of at least 10% from a recent peak. The pair of indexes never fell the requisite 20% to enter bear market.)

The current bear run from its low at 35 trading days (Wednesday’s close would mark the 36th day) would be the longest such period since a 69-day stretch that ended in January 1991 (see chart below):



From entry to exit, the current bear market would be the longest bear market run since the 218 -day bear market in 2008, according to Dow Jones.

The Nasdaq’s gains have come as major tech and internet-related components, which had helped to jolt the market higher during its lengthy bull-market run, have rebounded after a slump. The so-called FAANG cohort, made up of Facebook Inc. FB, +0.23% Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +0.79% Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.06% Netflix NFLX, -0.60% and Google-parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG, +0.67% GOOGL, +0.79% are decidedly higher so far this year.

Last year’s weaker performers have so far led the way, with Netflix shares up 32.4% so far in 2019 and Facebook shares gaining 26% over the same period, producing the sharpest gains among the FAANG stocks.

CORRECTION AND AMPLIFICATION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referenced the historical run for the Nasdaq Composite Index’s bear market. The current bear market is on track for its longest such period since a 218 day-trading day stretch in 2008, from entry to exit. From its bear-market low, the current 34-day stint is the longest since a 69-day stretch in 1991.

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