When Did the US Stock Market Start? 1792
The US stock market started with the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement, signed by 24 brokers. Every date that follows, and how a call auction became 9:30 to 4:00.
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The 2011 US Downgrade: Black Monday's Tape
August 8, 2011: the first trading day after S&P stripped the US of its AAA rating. The tape fell all day and closed near the low, with the receipts inside.
Tesla's Bitcoin 10-K: Feb 8, 2021 on the Tape
Tesla's $1.5B bitcoin purchase, receipted: the Feb 8, 2021 filing and session tape, the sympathy rally in bitcoin stocks, the options shrug, and the 2022 exit.
NVDA's May 2023 Earnings: The AI Gap
May 25, 2023: NVIDIA's guidance shocked Wall Street after the close and the stock opened 26% higher. The overnight gap that started the AI supercycle trade.
March 9, 2009: The Bottom, On the Tape
March 9, 2009 was the exact bottom of the financial crisis, and the tape shows a quiet, unremarkable Monday. What generational lows actually look like up close.
Lehman's Collapse: The 2008 Tape, Replayed
September 15, 2008: Lehman filed and SPY closed on its low. LEH's eighteen-month death spiral, the whipsaw week, and the full crash, panel by panel.
The 2010 Flash Crash, Minute by Minute
May 6, 2010: about a trillion dollars of market value vanished and mostly returned inside 36 minutes. The minute tape of the flash crash, receipted.
COVID Crash 2020: Four Halts, Peak to Trough
The COVID crash of 2020, receipted: the March 9 halt minutes missing from the tape, four circuit breakers in eight days, and the peak-to-trough map on SPY.