Plenty if volatility in the markets at this time. Some updated charts below. First chart is the asset class performance on a year to date basis, which includes Gold, Bonds, S&P 500, and Bitcoin. Gold has been an outperformer year to date so far versus other assets.
With the 3rd quarter of 2023 just completed, a quick check on the performance of what different assets, have returned to date. What's notable is the sharp fall of bonds going negative, as interest rates have surged. Interest rates and the price of bonds have a negative correlation. Cryptocurrency, including bitcoin and ethereum, along with stocks are still in the green end of third quarter. Chart below, thank you for reading.
With the 2nd quarter of 2023 just completed, a quick check on the performance of different assets, have returned to date. Cryptocurrency, including bitcoin and ethereum, along with stocks put in a strong first half performance, chart below. All five assets tracked were in positive territory. Click on chart for larger image. Thanks for reading.
A quick look at a two week chart of returns for some of the major asset classes; stocks, bonds, gold, ethereum, and bitcoin. Easy to see in the chart below, all five of those asset classes have appreciated quite substantially in the first two weeks of 2023.
