What Year Are We In?

Regarding the title: No, I don't think you guys are retarded.

Neither am I.


I would like to run a poll/thread discussing similarities between current market/economic conditions and those of select historical intervals (years to keep it simple). So, I need suggestions for the years that show some similarity to 2010. the most popular years suggested in this thread will be put in a poll and we could discuss the similarities and implications going forward in that thread.

I am thinking 2004 and 2007 could be good candidates.

Any other suggestions?

 

1981. Buy stocks.

 

Maybe somewhere between 2004-2007. 1981? Not the proverbial "snowball's chance".

 

1984. See Orwell.

 

THAT, for sure.!! Thought OP was asking about the markets.

 

interesting: 1980 had 40% run-up, 10% unemployment.




1984 is a good one too

 

Things are more like they are today than they have ever been before.

 

?......1931, 1973, 2001. :eek: :eek:

 

It is a combination of 1939 and 1976 at this point, which I showed tremendously conclusively in another thread. The similarities are remarkable. And it speaks to a kind of supercyclicality.

There is no other answer that deserves even a moment's consideration!

(Not sure how to link to another thread though.)

 

Here it is.
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176440

see above.


The point is, well, look at the chart, and the green shaded areas.

You'll get the point.

Chart:
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=2576250