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October 2010

US stock growth during “Roaring 20s” similar growth in 1990s

by Catherine Mulbrandon on October 29, 2010

in Bubbles, History of the United States, Other

Another stock graph similar to Exponential Growth Rate of US Stocks since 1871 except this one is plotted on a semi-log scale to help illustrate the price movement of S&P Composite Index. For example, the percent change in the index’s value during the 1990s “Internet Stock Bubble” (a little over  250%) was similar to the price change during the 10-years preceding the 1929 Stock Market Crash.

You can find the data at IrrationalExuberance.com

Tagged as: Bubbles, Financial markets, Line Graph, S&P 500, United States

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Exponential Growth Rate of US Stocks since 1871

by Catherine Mulbrandon on October 27, 2010

in Bubbles, History of the United States, VE Infographics

My next  post plots same stock data using a log scale. Take a look here

This is the first of a series of visualizations based on the stock market data used in Irrational Exuberance. Written by Rober Shiller, this book explores the reasons why bubbles form in stock markets and housing markets. You can find his data at IrrationalExuberance.com

Addendum: Oct 28,2010 updated the graph to fix a couple of labels and clarify use of monthly annual data

Tagged as: Bubbles, Financial markets, Line Graph, S&P 500, United States

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October can be a scary month for US stocks

by Catherine Mulbrandon on October 1, 2010

in VE Infographics

While creating my newest chart (displaying the daily price change of the S&P 500 back to 1950), I noticed that 8 out of the 22 worst days occurred in October (including the infamous 20% drop in 1987). Fear not! October has 5 out of the 15 best days. Afterall what comes down, must go up.

Data from Yahoo Finance

Tagged as: Bubble Chart, Financial markets, United States

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