Yesterday, March 9, 2011, was the two year anniversary of the current bull market for the S&P 500 stock index. From its bear market low on March 9, 2009, the S&P 500 has gained + 95.3% through the close of trading last Friday, March 4. This return calculation is based upon the price change of the raw index and does not include any reinvestment of dividends.
The + 95.3% return for the S&P 500 is its best two year gain following a bear market low for all bull markets since 1949. No other two year result has produced a gain that exceeded + 68%.
Source: BTN Research. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held stocks that is generally considered representative of the US stock market.
