This was the fastest 30% sell-off ever, exceeding the pace of declines during the Great Depression

Twenty-two days.

That’s all it took for the S&P 500 to fall 30% from its record high, the fastest drop of this magnitude in history.

The second, third and fourth quickest 30% pullbacks all occurred during the Great Depression era in 1934, 1931 and 1929, respectively, according to data from Bank of America Securities.

“This is not good company for 2020,” Stephen Suttmeier, the bank’s…

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