StockCharts.com maintains long-term historical charts of various major stock market indices, interest rates, currencies, commodities, and economic indicators.
As a long-term reference, below are charts depicting various stock market indices for the dates shown. All charts are depicted on a monthly basis using a LOG scale.
(click on charts to enlarge images)(charts courtesy of StockCharts.com)
The DJIA, from 1900-September 26, 2014:
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The Dow Jones Transportation Average, from 1900-September 26, 2014:
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The S&P500, from 1925-September 26, 2014:
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The Nasdaq Composite, from 1978-September 26, 2014:
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The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation
SPX at 1977.80 as this post is written