Maximum Intra-Year Drawdown for the S&P 500 Since 1950, the median maximum drawdown for the S&P 500 is -10.6% and the average is -13.5%. You may also like “S&P 500 Index Drawdowns From 2 Year Highs.” Image: Of Dollars And Data
Gold vs. Short-term Treasury Yield This chart shows the correlation between gold and 2-year treasury yield (inverse). Gold rises on slowing global growth and short-term treasury yield inverse. Image: Jeroen Blokland
China, Japan Holdings of U.S. Treasury China’s share hits near 2-year low, Japan’s highest in 16 months. Image: Richard Leong