Markets flash graphs

A graph is worth a hundred words... A good graph may suggest some new heuristics. And…, a series of excellent graphs may provide the backbone of a theory! The goal of this paper is to share a set of graphs from multiple sources that offer as many flashes on current and past market conditions. Inevitably, these graphs reflect my own biases and questionings. They are not meant to induce any action aside, maybe, from their integration in a personal Information System. The Great Recession of 2008, whose consequences are still unfolding, has been for each of us a powerful invitation to modesty. We live in a world where improbable, unthinkable and impossible events happen every day... More than ever, it’s time to sit down, shut up, watch out, build graphs, and think… hard!