Data discoveries of the week. This week we look at charts on largest military spendings in the world, S&P500 past trend, Dow Jones calendar year returns, Energy prices of various countries in 2022 and more.
1. A brilliant visualisation shows how much of each metal you can buy with $1000.
Visualizing the Metals You Can Buy with $1,000 ?https://t.co/UGd7aOQ7HN pic.twitter.com/pqYXvRnkJq
— Elements (@VCElements) January 4, 2023
2. A cautionary tale on timing the markets: This chart based on data from Bank of America shows what happens when you miss the best and the worst days of each decade. Moral – Stay consistent, don’t try to time.
Why you shouldn't try to time the market: pic.twitter.com/Go1C32psuS
— Compounding Quality (@QCompounding) January 3, 2023
3. The S&P 500 ended 2022 down 18%. The only years since 1940 with a larger decline were 1974, 2002, and 2008
The S&P 500 ended the year down 18%, its largest loss since 2008. Since 1940, the only years with a larger decline: 1974, 2002, and 2008. $SPX pic.twitter.com/fUlWks4LMi
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December 31, 2022
4. Dow Jones calendar year returns since 1900.
– The average return on the Dow Jones since 1900 is 7.5%.
– The number of calendar years the return came in between 5-10% equals 11 out of a possible 123.
– That's less than 9% of the time!
The average return doesn't exist!@RyanDetrick pic.twitter.com/WQCrcOF9hs
— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) January 3, 2023
5. Investors and analysts watch the Russel Index as a benchmark for U.S.-based ultra-large-cap stocks. The Russell 3000 is a capitalization-weighted stock market index. This chart shows that the Russell 3000 Value index outperformed the Russell 3000 Growth index in 2022 by its largest margin since 2001.
‘The Russell 3000 Value index outperformed the Russell 3000 Growth index by almost 20 percentage points, its largest margin in Dow Jones Market Data records going back to 2001.’ https://t.co/unDdz9GaST pic.twitter.com/J1MAeysvpx
— Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) January 2, 2023
6. While we don’t agree with the India map shown here, take a look at comparative gasoline prices per gallon across the world.
Mapped: Global Energy Prices, by Country in 2022 ⛽️
To see the full piece and learn more:https://t.co/syUGc3jBdO pic.twitter.com/PxyergJN3P
— Elements (@VCElements) December 31, 2022
7. Take a look at the largest spenders on defence across the world. India at No. 3 with spends of $76.6 billion.
Ranked: Top 10 Countries by Military Spending ?https://t.co/3xgzXe7w5I pic.twitter.com/SY0f9Ekp5l
— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) January 5, 2023
8. The euro started weak this year, but there are indications of a major rally.
Despite a weak start of the year for the euro, the currency has entered a golden cross. A golden cross is a technical chart pattern indicating the potential for a major rally.
Today's issue of The Daily Shot Brief: https://t.co/INpEDrAJ1i pic.twitter.com/7el97aoItJ
— Lev Borodovsky (@thedailyshot) January 4, 2023
9. While the US experiences a bomb cyclone, Europe seems to be experiencing rising temperatures in the middle of winter, plummeting energy demand.
WINTER HEAT WAVE: I have updated the chart below with latest data showing the huge temperature anomaly that Europe experienced over New Year.
Mild weather is crushing energy demand, sending European gas and power prices sharply lower.
My @Oppinion note: https://t.co/gP1M8NE1ZS pic.twitter.com/8BdCzdASCm
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) January 3, 2023
10. Ending this week’s edition with some data you can crunch on. Here’s the market share of companies in the Indian Papad market.
Market Share of Key Players in the Organised Papad Market in India
Indian Organised Papad Market is estimated to be around Rs 2,300 Crores and is growing at 10% CAGR as per Frost & Sullivan's analysis.
Which papad brand do you consume?
Source: Bikaji Foods DRHP pic.twitter.com/ZOT3uVqzyR
— Intrinsic Compounding (@soicfinance) January 5, 2023
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