W E A L T H IN T EL L I G EN C E


The U.S. stock market has ended the past six years in positive territory, leaving many investors wondering whether this bull market may be running out of steam. While the stock market gains of recent years have outpaced many previous bull markets, a few other periods in recent history have had even stronger and longer market runs.


Here’s a look at the length and strength of bull-market gains since 1947:


S&P 500 % GAIN:


267% 24%


BULL-MARKET MONTHS:


STARTING YEAR:


SOURCE: S&P CAPITAL IQ SUMMER 2 015  R EG ION S I N S IG H T S 3 NUMBER OF 86 50 13 44 26 32 74 60 31 1947 1949 1957 1962 1966 1970 1974 1982 1987 1990 2002 2009*


* Data through April 20, 2015.


86% 80% 48% 74% 126% 65% 113 60 73 229% 101%


AVERAGE LENGTH: 55


417%


AVERAGE % GAIN:


213% 144%


When Bulls Run…


How does the stock market


spree of recent years stack up against history?


ILLUSTRATION: ERHUI1979


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