COUNTERPOINT · 1985—NOW — How deep, and how many come back
Recovery base rates — Given a drawdown this deep, how often stocks got back to par.
Max drawdowns of current S&P 500 members since 1985, in eleven depth bins: count, share back to the prior peak, and average years needed. Green: our recomputation; red dashed: the original full sample (6,500+ stocks, incl. delistings).
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This static page is built to answer searches for COUNTERPOINT · 1985—NOW. It summarizes the live dataset behind the How deep, and how many come back panel and links to the full interactive chart.
Max drawdowns of current S&P 500 members since 1985, in eleven depth bins: count, share back to the prior peak, and average years needed. Green: our recomputation; red dashed: the original full sample (6,500+ stocks, incl. delistings). The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.
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Latest Snapshot
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- 2026-08-22
Data & Source
GET /api/latest/dd-study.json — Canonical dataset endpoint.
Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.
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