Here are eight charts of stocks that at one time sported multi-billion dollar market caps, but which have since fallen back to earth. It's a nice cross section of the wildest performers from both the Dot Com and Genomics sectors during the bubble years. The only thing holders of these stocks can do (yes, I hold a few of them) is shake our heads, chuckle, and ask "What the heck was I thinking?"

Abgenix: 02/99 - 02/00 Price Gain +1,913%
02/00 Market Cap. $5,530 Mio. ... Current Market Cap. $654 Mio.

BroadVision: 02/99 - 02/00 Price Gain +1,588%
02/00 Market Cap. $20,610 Mio. ... Current Market Cap. $82 Mio.
Price Not Adjusted for 07/03/02 Reverse 1-9 Stock Split

CuraGen: 02/99 - 02/00 Price Gain +3,224%
02/00 Market Cap. $3,976 Mio. ... Current Market Cap. $223 Mio.

Digital Lightwave: 02/99 - 02/00 Price Gain +2,084%
02/00 Market Cap. $2,302 Mio. ... Current Market Cap. $40 Mio.

Exodus Communications: 02/99 - 02/00 Price Gain +1,452%
02/00 Market Cap. $25,331 Mio. ... Current Market Cap. $0 Mio.

Gene Logic: 02/99 - 02/00 Price Gain +1,737%
02/00 Market Cap. $2,388 Mio. ... Current Market Cap. $228 Mio.

InfoSpace: 02/99 - 02/00 Price Gain +1,493%
02/00 Market Cap. $22,015 Mio. ... Current Market Cap. $154 Mio.
Price Not Adjusted for 09/12/02 Reverse 1-10 Stock Split

Medarex: 02/99 - 02/00 Price Gain +4,715%
02/00 Market Cap. $5,218 Mio. ... Current Market Cap. $394 Mio.

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