Dow Up Days

Graph of the 100 greatest single-day percent (%)
GAINS of the NYSE big board from 12/31/1914 to 10/20/2000.
Nearly 86 years containing 21,629 market days.
Each of the 12 months of the year is divided into 2
equal parts or 1/2 months making 24 parts total.


  Up   During
 Day    this
Count  Period     Histogram

  7    Jan  1-15  
  2    Jan 16-31  
  5    Feb  1-15  
  1    Feb 16-28  
  3    Mar  1-15  
  1    Mar 16-31  
  1    Apr  1-15  
  6    Apr 16-30  
  3    May  1-15  
  4    May 16-31  
  4    Jun  1-15  
  7    Jun 16-30  
  5    Jul  1-15  
  3    Jul 16-31  
  5    Aug  1-15  
  3    Aug 16-31  
  3    Sep  1-15  
  2    Sep 16-30  
  9    Oct  1-15  
 10    Oct 16-31  
  9    Nov  1-15  
  3    Nov 16-30  
  1    Dec  1-15  
  3    Dec 16-31  
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100 Up Days

Notice that the graph is a little light around
March, and a little heavy around October.

10/21/2000 By Jim Shook Home

Dow Jones & Company
The Wall Street Journal