Here are the last times the Dow dropped by 1,000 points and what happened next

Traders works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on March 5, 2026 in New York City. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady while U.S. oil neared $85 per barrel.In the last five years, the blue-chip index has closed down more than 1,000 points nine times. Typically, the index tends to fall in the week after the large decline, but then performs well in the one-month and three- month periods that follow.The Dow is flat on a median basis a day after falling 1,000 points in one session. One week after, its performance worsens with a loss of 1.14%. One month after the fact, however, the Dow sees a median gain of nearly 2%. Three months after, that gain balloons to 9.1%. Three of the nine 1,000 point drops happened amid the fallout after President Donald Trump's "liberation day" in April 2025, when he announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on countries across the globe. The Dow and the broader market rebounded after their initial two-day dramatic fall once Trump announced a 90-day pause on the tariff plan, though the blue-ch...