This chart overlays the 2008 financial crisis price action onto every major market decline since, highlighting the tendency of market participants to draw comparisons to past extremes. Created at a market low when bearish sentiment was at its peak, this visualization serves as a contrarian reminder: history rhymes, but it doesn’t repeat in the same way. While fear-driven narratives often project worst-case scenarios, markets are more dynamic, adapting to new macroeconomic conditions and policy responses. Extreme outcomes are rare—context matters.
