The next stock market crash is shaping up to be big. Governments are still using all the anti-recession tools that they have, like quantitative easing, low rates, and free money for the unemployed. So next time the market collapses there aren’t many ways to hit the brakes.  Stock market crashes since the year 2000 have also been quite large when there were measures to take (-49% for the year 2000 telecom bust, and -58% for the year 2008 subprime mortgage crisis) so most likely the next stock market crash will represent over a 50% decline.