There have been many black Mondays. When I am seeing a good S&P 500 index return, suddenly there is a decline. In order to be mentally prepared, I put together 30-year worth of S&P 500 index monthly closing values to see how often it drops more than 10%, 20% or 30%. Times When the S&P 500 Index Drops More Than 10% The S&P 500 index dropped more than 10% twelve times over the last 30 years. On average , there is a decline bigger than 10% every 30 months. No Date High Low Percent Change 1 Dec, 2019 3413.93 2721.57 -20.3% 2 Sep, 2018 3135.44 2709.90 -13.6% 3 FEB, 2015 2437.01 2192.67 -10.0% 4 Apr, 2011 1647.24 1354.31 -17.8% 5 Apr, 2010 1478.62 1285.30 -13.1% 6 ...