Performance recap 2022

With the start of a new year, 2023, we would like to wish everyone a successful year ahead. Today, the U.S. stock market is closed due to the observed New Year Day holiday. Therefore, we would like to recap the performance of various assets in 2022.

Performance of the major U.S. stock market indices in 2022:
1. Nasdaq Composite Index IXIC = -33%
2. S&P 500 Index SPX = -19%
3. Dow Jones Industrial Average Index DJI = -8%
4. Russell 2000 Index RUT = -21%

Performance of FAANG stocks in 2022:
1. Meta Platforms (Facebook) META = -64%
2. Apple AAPL = -26%
3. Amazon AMZN = -49%
4. Netflix NFLX = -51%
5. Google (Alphabet Inc.) GOOGL = -39%

Performance of the 5 biggest #cryptocurrencies by market cap (excluding stablecoins) in 2022:
1. Bitcoin BTC = -64%
2. Ethereum ETH = -67%
3. Binance Coin BNB = -51%
4. Ripple XRP = -58%
5. Dogecoin Doge = -59%

Illustration 1.01
The picture above shows the daily chart of the total cryptocurrency market cap. In 2022, the total cryptocurrency market cap lost $1.436 trillion, which accounts for a loss of 65%.

Illustration 1.02
The total cryptocurrency market cap, excluding Bitcoin, lost 66.7%. That translates to a loss of $586.18 billion.

Performance of precious metals in 2022:
Gold XAUUSD = -0.27%
Silver XAGUSD = 2.84%
Platinum XPTUSD = 11.58%

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DISCLAIMER: This analysis is not intended to encourage any buying or selling of any particular securities. Furthermore, it should not be a basis for taking any trade action by an individual investor. Therefore, your own due diligence is highly advised before entering a trade.