Famous stock market speculators
The Black Friday of 1869 was definitely one of the biggest stock market crashes in US history. It all started from two speculators, Jay Gould and his partner James Fisk. From the efforts to corner the gold market in the New York Gold Exchange, the Black Friday turned out to be a total gold panic. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. As more people invested in the stock market, stock prices began to rise. This was first noticeable in 1925. Stock prices then bobbed up and down throughout 1925 and 1926, followed by a strong upward trend in 1927. The strong bull market (when prices are rising in the stock market) enticed even more people to invest.