the last time the dow was here

[Spata]

"Mission Accomplished" - With CNBC now lost for countdown-able targets (though 20,000 is so close), we leave it to none other than Jim Cramer, quoting Stanley Druckenmiller, to sum up where we stand (oh and the following list of remarkable then-and-now macro, micro, and market variables), namely that "we all know it's going to end badly, but in the meantime we can make some money" - ZH translation: "just make sure to sell ahead of everyone else."

Dow Jones Industrial Average: Then 14164.5; Now 14164.5
Regular Gas Price: Then $2.75; Now $3.73
GDP Growth: Then +2.5%; Now +1.6%
Americans Unemployed (in Labor Force): Then 6.7 million; Now 13.2 million
Americans On Food Stamps: Then 26.9 million; Now 47.69 million
Size of Fed's Balance Sheet: Then $0.89 trillion; Now $3.01 trillion
US Debt as a Percentage of GDP: Then ~38%; Now 74.2%
US Deficit (LTM): Then $97 billion; Now $975.6 billion
Total US Debt Oustanding: Then $9.008 trillion; Now $16.43 trillion
US Household Debt: Then $13.5 trillion; Now 12.87 trillion
Labor Force Particpation Rate: Then 65.8%; Now 63.6%
Consumer Confidence: Then 99.5; Now 69.6
S&P Rating of the US: Then AAA; Now AA+
VIX: Then 17.5%; Now 14%
10 Year Treasury Yield: Then 4.64%; Now 1.89%
EURUSD: Then 1.4145; Now 1.3050
Gold: Then $748; Now $1583
NYSE Average LTM Volume (per day): Then 1.3 billion shares; Now 545 million shares


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-03-05/last-time-dow-was-here


Edit: the last time was October 9, 2007

 

[HMFIC]

wow...

well, it's not like we don't really know this though. such a shame. we need to FIRE THEM ALL!

 

[Boehlertaught]

HMFIC...fire them? Maybe make them work a chain gang so they will get accoustom to the labor they should be exerting.

 

[JD8]

"No banker left behind."

From the comment section....

 

[ultimatesooner]

Those numbers make me sad for my newborn children

 

[farmerbyron]

Rough times ahead.

 

[BadgeBunny]

"No banker left behind."

From the comment section....

No kidding ...

 

[mksmth]

do you think the major reason for the household debt going down was bankrupcy or people actually getting out of debt

 

[Billybob]

"Mission Accomplished" - With CNBC now lost for countdown-able targets (though 20,000 is so close), we leave it to none other than Jim Cramer, quoting Stanley Druckenmiller, to sum up where we stand (oh and the following list of remarkable then-and-now macro, micro, and market variables), namely that "we all know it's going to end badly, but in the meantime we can make some money" - ZH translation: "just make sure to sell ahead of everyone else."

There we have it sports fans.

 

[been]

I cant wait to have to deal with all these problems I didnt create!