Freaky day on the Dow

So here's a look at what's happened today. This graph from the NYTimes.com is just freaky. I spent the whole day waiting for it drop below 8,000 again and it never quite made it there... then out of the blue comes this huge rally at the end. Man, watching this stuff happen is like watching a horse race - you never know what's going to happen. Of course, the livlihoods of millions aren't tied to a horse race so it's not entirely accurate.











And here's a peek at how the market has fared this week. That's just a hell of a dip.

It's almost disturbing to think that a nearly 2,000-point drop can be shown in just an inch of a graph... it doesn't do it justice at all. I'd love to see this graph up on an Imax screen just to really get a visual sensation of what has happened.















And finally, here's a look at the last year of crushing defeat to the Dow.

A heartfelt Thank You to the NYTimes Web site for providing the data and graphs for all of this. They've been my main source of morbid fascination to watch this all unfold.