some interesting market history in August
August 25th, 1987: the exact top prior to the crash
August 23rd, 1988: low has never been returned to
August 24th, 1995: low has never been returned to
August 19th, 1998: top preceding 18% plunge in 2 weeks
August 31st, 1998: important bottom
August 25th, 1999: all-time high, then 14% plunge
August 31st, 2000: 2 days before all-time high on NYCI
August 24th, 2001: end of rally-down 22% in under a month
August 22nd, 2002: exact rally top-down 21% in under a month