But meals here now hit highs they never came close to in the past.
Sure enough, all three major market indexes hit new highs by week's end.
This 6.91 percent decline in the value of the Dow came just four days after the market hit new highs.
Two of the indexes in Switzerland have just hit highs for the year.
The stocks have taken off again this year, with dozens hitting 52-week highs in the last two weeks alone.
And far more stocks hit 52-week highs than reached annual lows.
But the West German market hit highs last week and remains up 7.9 percent for the year.
With the market repeatedly hitting highs, several of those short sales have suffered.
Analysts widely expect oil prices to decline from recent levels, which have hit 10-year highs.
Just as his scoring hit new highs, his team also won.