{"id":407232,"date":"2021-02-12T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T11:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/?p=407232"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:04:12","slug":"modern-history-of-unexpected-market-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/en\/modern-history-of-unexpected-market-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern history of unexpected market events"},"content":{"rendered":"

The situation with Gamestop (GME) stock <\/span>has<\/span> recently flooded the news as retail traders were able to drive the price from $37 to approximately $500 within a week. This so-called short-squeeze is not the first and last unexpected event in the financial markets. In this article, we will cover the most significant flash crashes, bubbles and short-squeezes of the 21st century.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Dotcom bubble<\/h2>\n

From the start of the 1980s until the year 2000 there was a huge bull market in the United States.<\/p>\n

It was mostly seen in the tech industry with the <\/span>increasing <\/span>popularity of the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of that, internet stocks were soaring higher and higher.<\/p>\n

Nasdaq, which is an index that tracks top 100 technological companies, rose from 745 at the start of 1995 to 5048 on March 10, 2000, doubling its price in the last 6 months.<\/p>\n

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After reaching the high in March 2000 the following bear market caused an 80% decline in Nasdaq that lasted until September 2002.<\/p>\n

The S&P 500 which is also heavily based on technology saw a 50% decrease in price.<\/p>\n

Most stocks of internet companies lost 95% of all value causing them to run out of business and the whole US economy fell into recession.<\/p>\n

S&P 500 flash crash<\/h2>\n

Continuing with the US markets, a very interesting thing happened in May 2010.<\/p>\n

On May 6th 2010, S&P 500 crashed 6%\u00a0 in approximately 7 minutes and fully retraced the loss in the next 10-15mintues.<\/p>\n

For those interested, here is a live video of the event itself.<\/p>\n