SPX Monthly (since 1981) - log chart with time symmetry - Oct-1987 vs Mar-2009 bottoms. Of course, nothing says it's going to end up similar. There were only 2 declining years 1987-2000. There have been 2 from 2009-2017 (2011 & 2015). 4 more up yrs (47 months) to finish it? OK, more than a few things are disregarded with an isolated market analysis like this (e.g. interest rates, currencies and world geopolitics), but its interesting. And is there really any difference between the growth in that bull market and the growth experienced since '09 in how it shows up in the markets? Not much difference in the market picture when we look at it on a grand scale.