Check the valuations at the beginning of each of those periods. Using REAL earnings, not today's pro-forma voodoo, you'll find that those rising markets were the result of undervaluation. We have clearly overshot to the upside here. On a dollar for dollar basis and including dividends, todays ratios are nearly triple those of the periods you list.
Of course if all you're looking for is a stock that is going up today, all you need is your trusty bar chart.
Of course if all you're looking for is a stock that is going up today, all you need is your trusty bar chart.