sandp 500 quarterly returns 1978 to 1988

The S&P 500 (GSPC) had its best quarter between 1978 and 1988 in Q1 1987, returning 20.5%.

ASSET QUARTER % RETURN
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1978
-6.19%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1978
7.1%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1978
7.34%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1978
-6.27%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1979
5.7%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1979
1.33%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1979
6.23%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1979
-1.14%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1980
-5.42%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1980
11.9%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1980
9.82%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1980
8.21%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1981
0.18%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1981
-3.52%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1981
-11.45%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1981
5.48%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1982
-8.64%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1982
-2.1%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1982
9.95%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1982
16.81%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1983
8.75%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q2 1983
9.63%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q3 1983
-1.21%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q4 1983
-0.64%
the S&P 500 (GSPC)
Q1 1984
-3.49%