Biggest speculative public markets in human history

just21 · Jan 30, 2014

peilthetraveler said:
I suppose you have to add Eduardo Saverins $15,000 investment for 30% of facebook into that tulip mania. $15k invested in Facebook 10 years ago and that should be worth about $40 billion or so so what is that? 300,000,000% return? Definitely a bubble. Gonna pop any day now.
More...

This thread is for things traded on a public market. Venture capital and private equity do not qualify.

just21 · Jan 30, 2014

peilthetraveler said:
Lets not forget Ronald Wayne who sold stock in Apple for $800 to Steve Jobs. That $800 was 10% of Apple back then. Now that 10% is worth $44 billion so thats what...half a billion percent return on investment? Apple is definitely a bubble.
More...

Not a trade on a public market does not qualify for this thread.

just21 · Jan 30, 2014

Bitcoin 2010 2990%
Bitcoin 2011 186%
Bitcoin 2012 238%
Bitcoin 2013 6145%

Using weekly data from Mt Gox on www.bitcoinwisdom.com

Bitcoin 2009-2013 8,160,000%

just21 · Jan 30, 2014

Largest % moves of public markets in human history

Nikkei 1980's 592%
Dow 1920's 596%
Gold 2001-2012: 706%
South sea bubble 1000%
Top end of London housing 2003-2013 1000%
Nasdaq 1990's 1553%
Kuwaiti stock market 1981/2 2000%
Gold 1970-31/1/1980: 2572%
Microstrategy stock in 1999/2000 4534%
Tulip mania 6000%
Bitcoin 2013 6145%
NXT crypto Dec 2013 10691%
Bitcoin 2009-2013 8,160,000

copyright just21

just21 · Jan 30, 2014

Largest % moves of public markets in human history

Nikkei 1980's 592%
Dow 1920's 596%
Gold 2001-2012: 706%
South sea bubble 1000%
Top end of London housing 2003-2013 1000%
Nasdaq 1990's 1553%
Kuwaiti stock market 1981/2 2000%
Gold 1970-31/1/1980: 2572%
Microstrategy stock in 1999/2000 4534%
Tulip mania 6000%
Bitcoin 2013 6145%
AMZN 2001-2014 7405%
NXT crypto Dec 2013 10691%
Bitcoin 2009-2013 8,160,000

copyright just21

jsp326 · Jan 30, 2014

badnewsbear said:
Gold '71-74: 197.17%
Gold '77-80: 199.78%
Gold '01-12: 200.88%
More...

Not even close. The 2001-2012 in particular was after a period of massive underperformance.

Amazing the amount of nonsense you see on a forum full of "elite" traders.

badnewsbear · Jan 30, 2014

jsp326 said:
Not even close. The 2001-2012 in particular was after a period of massive underperformance.

Amazing the amount of nonsense you see on a forum full of "elite" traders.
More...

Year by year charts. Check them before making idiotic comments.

There is no "under performance" in commodities.

just21 · Jan 30, 2014

jsp326 said:
Not even close. The 2001-2012 in particular was after a period of massive underperformance.

Amazing the amount of nonsense you see on a forum full of "elite" traders.
More...

Those figures are incorrect. Correct figures are

Using the free data from http://stooq.com/q/d/?s=xauusd&c=0 scroll to bottom of page to download as a csv file.

Gold 71-74: 520%

Gold 77- 80: 661%

Gold 01-12: 706%

Gold 1970-31/1/1980: 2572%

jsp326 · Jan 30, 2014

badnewsbear said:
Year by year charts. Check them before making idiotic comments.

There is no "under performance" in commodities.
More...

Please tell me you're trolling. It's hard to believe anyone is that ignorant.

Your numbers are off, anyway. This appears to be way above your pay grade (most likely a low-level government employee)?

just21 · Jan 30, 2014

Largest % moves of public markets in human history

Nikkei 1980's 592%
Dow 1920's 596%
Gold 2001-2012: 706%
South sea bubble 1000%
Top end of London housing 2003-2013 1000%
Nasdaq 1990's 1553%
Kuwaiti stock market 1981/2 2000%
Gold 1970-31/1/1980: 2572%
Microstrategy stock in 1999/2000 4534%
Tulip mania 6000%
Bitcoin 2013 6145%
AMZN 2001-2014 7405%
NXT crypto Dec 2013 10691%
PCLN 2002-2014 19,285%
Bitcoin 2009-2013 8,160,000

copyright just21