financial market and economic data: the fifth elephant
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Different kinds of visualizations of financial data, both stock market and economic. Presented at the Fifth Elephant,a conference on Data in Bangalore on July 28, 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Financial Market and Economic Data
It’s not as boring as it sounds.Okay, maybe it is.
But it sure is going to look good.
Deepak Shenoycapitalmind.in @deepakshenoy
Statutory Warning
Bangalore weather
Late afternoons
And Bullet point
presentations
Not a good combination
Financial Markets
• Stocks, bonds, loans etc.– $212 trillion in 2010
• How much, exactly, is $212 trillion?
$1 trillion
= $100 million
Stock Charts
• Typical time series plots
Point and Figure Charts
Technical Charts
Market Treemaps
Social Chatter
Financial Results
Market Valuation
Monthlies
Inflation
In India
Treasury Bill Auctions
GDP
USEFULNESSHow useful is market data or visualization?
Identifying GDP Data Issues
Trading System Analysis
Trading Analysis
Pain Points
• Data Formats• Invalid Numbers• Adjustments• No standardization• Shameless manipulation• Not Enough History
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