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](https://www.avatrade.com/blog/trading-history/top-performing-sectors-for-2022)[**The COVID-19 Crash of 2020** \\ \\ The year 2020 was a precarious one for the entire world, and in the stock market, it was not any different. The year started with stocks trending higher, with business and economic fundamentals largely positive. But uncertainty would soon creep in as the coronavirus disease was declared a pandemic by the WHO (World Health Organization). \[…\]\\ \\ Jun 29, 2021\\ 6 min read\\ \\ ](https://www.avatrade.com/blog/trading-history/the-covid-19-crash-of-2020)[**The 2015-16 Chinese Market Crash** \\ \\ The Chinese stock market has always been a curious one for investors. It is mainly retail-dominated, making it a dangerous ground even for institutional smart money. Nonetheless, it has continually performed incredibly well since the early 1990s as China took its place on the elite table of global economic giants. The strong performance was extended \[…\]\\ \\ Jun 29, 2021\\ 6 min read\\ \\ ](https://www.avatrade.com/blog/trading-history/the-2015-16-chinese-market-crash)[**The Flash Crash of 2010** \\ \\ On May 6th, 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) tumbled over 1000 points, which represented a plunge of over 9% within a couple of minutes. The DJIA dip was the biggest ever in its multi-decade history, and it wiped off over $1 trillion in market value in less than 30 minutes. The index quickly \[…\]\\ \\ Jun 22, 2021\\ 6 min read\\ \\ ](https://www.avatrade.com/blog/trading-history/the-flash-crash-of-2010)[**The Financial Crisis of 2007-08** \\ \\ Also referred to as the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, the financial crisis of 2007/08 was triggered by the collapse of the US housing market. Cheap credit, lax banking regulations, and lenient lending conditions helped fuel the US housing market bubble, and its eventual collapse turned out to be catastrophic. It led to the collapse of numerous \[…\]\\ \\ Jun 21, 2021\\ 6 min read\\ \\ ](https://www.avatrade.com/blog/trading-history/the-financial-crisis-of-2007-08)[**Dot-Com Bubble Burst of 2000** \\ \\ Dubbed the Internet bubble, the dot com bubble burst of 2000 is one of the most significant stock market crashes in recent history. The growth and adoption of the internet drove speculation on internet-related stocks from 1995 to 2000, with the Nasdaq rising over five fold, before tumbling over 80% by the last quarter of \[…\]\\ \\ Jun 17, 2021\\ 6 min read\\ \\ ](https://www.avatrade.com/blog/trading-history/dot-com-bubble-burst-of-2000) Register Now - [TESLA0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/tesla?i_key=TESLA&tc=tc) - [AMAZON0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/amazon?i_key=AMAZON&tc=tc) - [APPLE0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/apple?i_key=APPLE&tc=tc) - [USD/CHF0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/fxoptions/usd-chf?i_key=USD%2FCHF&tc=tc) - [NETFLIX0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/netflix?i_key=NETFLIX&tc=tc) - [MICROSOFT0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/microsoft?i_key=MICROSOFT&tc=tc) - [PFIZER0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/pfizer?i_key=PFIZER&tc=tc) - [SIEMENS0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/siemens?i_key=SIEMENS&tc=tc) - [INTEL0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/intel?i_key=INTEL&tc=tc) - [EUR/GBP0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/fxoptions/eur-gbp?i_key=EUR%2FGBP&tc=tc) - [CrudeOIL0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/commodities/crude-oil?i_key=Crude%20Oil&tc=iltc) - [US\_5000.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/indices/us_500?i_key=US_500&tc=iltc) - [DISNEY0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/walt-disney?i_key=WALT%20DISNEY&tc=tc) - [GOLD0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/commodities/gold?i_key=Gold&tc=tc) - [SILVER0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/commodities/silver?i_key=Silver&tc=tc) - [GASOLINE0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/commodities/gasoline?i_key=Gasoline&tc=tc) - [EURUSD0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/forex/eur-usd?i_key=EUR%2FUSD&tc=tc) - [GBPUSD0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/forex/gbp-usd?i_key=GBP%2FUSD&tc=tc) - [USDILS0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/forex/usd-ils?i_key=USD%2FILS&tc=iltc) - [GAS0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/commodities/natural-gas?i_key=Natural%20Gas&tc=iltc) - [CORN0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/commodities/corn?i_key=Corn) - [MCDONALDS0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/mcdonalds?i_key=MCDONALDS) - [TESLA0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/tesla?i_key=TESLA&tc=tc) - [AMAZON0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/amazon?i_key=AMAZON&tc=tc) - [APPLE0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/apple?i_key=APPLE&tc=tc) - [USD/CHF0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/fxoptions/usd-chf?i_key=USD%2FCHF&tc=tc) - [NETFLIX0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/netflix?i_key=NETFLIX&tc=tc) - [MICROSOFT0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/microsoft?i_key=MICROSOFT&tc=tc) - [PFIZER0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/pfizer?i_key=PFIZER&tc=tc) - [SIEMENS0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/siemens?i_key=SIEMENS&tc=tc) - [INTEL0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/intel?i_key=INTEL&tc=tc) - [EUR/GBP0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/fxoptions/eur-gbp?i_key=EUR%2FGBP&tc=tc) - [CrudeOIL0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/commodities/crude-oil?i_key=Crude%20Oil&tc=iltc) - [US\_5000.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/indices/us_500?i_key=US_500&tc=iltc) - [DISNEY0.000.00%](https://www.avatrade.com/trading-info/financial-instruments-index/stocks/walt-disney?i_key=WALT%20DISNEY&tc=tc) - [GOLD0