5 Takeaways From the Stock Market Over the Past 4 Years

Since touching the bottom of the pandemic-fueled market crash in 2020, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq have surged by about 136 and 192 percent, respectively.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Nov. 26, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Over the past few years, the New York Stock Exchange has looked more like Spain in July, as the running of the bulls has become a regular event on the world’s largest stock market.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index finished above 20,000 for the first time during the Dec. 11 trading session.