Successes and Failures
She is famous for predicting the bull market of the 1990s early in the decade. However, she failed to predict the dramatic stock market decline of the early 2000s and developed a reputation as a so-called "perma-bull" and was ridiculed for her continuous bullish predictions after March 2000 as market index fell. Her reputation was further damaged when she failed to foresee the great crash of 2008. On a CNBC appearance in March 2008, she predicted S&P 500 at 1550 by end 2008.
In an August 10, 2007 appearance on CNBC Abby Joseph Cohen predicted the S&P 500 would rally to 1,600 by December.
In December 2007 Abby Joseph Cohen predicted the S&P 500 index would reach 1,675 in 2008. The S&P 500 traded as low as 741.02 by November 2008.
On March 8, 2008 Goldman Sachs announced that Abby Joseph Cohen was being replaced
On May 1, 2009 Abby Joseph Cohen predicted, "The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may jump 20 percent to 1,050 over the next six to 12 months as investors buy stocks trading at low valuations."[1]
On August 6, 2009 Abby Joseph Cohen declared, "the new bull market has begun,"[citation needed] and proclaimed Goldman Sachs sees the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index .SPX in a range of 1,050-1,100 toward year-end. The S&P 500 index traded around 1,000 on August 6, 2009, after a 50% run-up from the year's low.