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The Anatomy of a Market Correction

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The Anatomy of a Market Correction

The Anatomy of a Market Correction

Markets are rarely a straight march forward.

Even though the end destination is usually a bullish one, markets often take a far more scenic route to get there. Sometimes that means going off the beaten path, and other times it may mean taking a step directly backwards to get reoriented.

In investing parlance, the latter situation can be described as a market correction: a short-term duration market move between -10% and -20%.

These are significant declines that can be a “gut check” for investors, especially for those who haven’t experienced many of them in their investing careers.

Breaking Down a Market Correction

Today’s infographic comes to us from Fisher Investments, and it describes the anatomy of market corrections, while also visualizing much of the data around these common events.

The average market correction looks something like this:

  • Frequency:
    On average, there is one market correction that occurs each year
  • Length:
    The average correction lasts for 71.6 days
  • Depth:
    The average correction involves a 15.6% decline
  • Impact:
    A correction often results in increases in uncertainty, volatility, and media alarmism.

In the current bull market, there have already been eight corrections. The most noteworthy of these went from May 21, 2015 until February 11, 2016 and resulted in a -18.9% fall in stock prices.

Bull or Bear?

One of the biggest challenges created by market corrections is that they are also far from straightforward.

Corrections can be over in two weeks, or it can take almost a year for a correction to eventually revert back to a bull market. To complicate matters, there is also a chance that a correction may turn into a bear market – a fundamentally-driven and sustained decline where the market dips 20% or more.

While every correction is different, data can also help paint a clearer picture: between 1980-2016 there were 36 corrections in the U.S. market, and only five of them (about 14%) resulted in longer, sustained bear markets.

The flipside of this, however, means that 86% of the time, a correction ends up just being a blip on the radar of an otherwise intact bull market.

In other words, the vast majority of corrections end up providing an opportunity for smart investors to take advantage of lower prices before a bull market continues its climb.

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The Most Popular TV Brands in the U.S.

Korean brands dominate the U.S. TV market.

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A stacked bar chart ranking the most popular TV brands in the U.S.

The Most Popular TV Brands in the U.S.

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Every year, over 40 million TVs are sold in the U.S., making the device a flagship technology in many American homes.

In this graphic, we illustrate the most popular TV brands in the U.S. based on a 2023 Statista survey of over 8,000 American adults. Respondents were asked, ‘What brand is your main TV?’

Korean Brands Dominate the U.S. TV Market

Samsung and LG combined account for 52% of the TV market share. Interestingly, the two firms have a partnership in place, with LG supplying OLED TV panels to Samsung since 2023.

TV BrandCountry% of Respondents
Samsung🇰🇷 South Korea33
LG🇰🇷 South Korea19
Vizio🇺🇸 U.S.11
Sony🇯🇵 Japan7
Hisense🇨🇳 China5
TCL🇨🇳 China5
Philips🇳🇱 Netherlands3
Insignia🇺🇸 U.S.2
Sanyo🇯🇵 Japan2
Toshiba🇯🇵 Japan2
Sharp🇯🇵 Japan1
Other or don't know--9

Vizio, a California-based company, holds the third position, but its TVs aren’t manufactured in the United States. Rather, they are produced by Taiwanese companies AmTran Technology and Foxconn, the latter being a major manufacturer of the iPhone.

Further down the ranking is Insignia, owned by U.S. retailer Best Buy. While it’s uncertain who produces Insignia TVs, some speculate they’re made by China’s Hisense.

Despite holding the largest market share, South Korea ranks behind Japan in terms of the number of companies among the top brands. Japan boasts four brands on our list, with Sony ranked 4th overall, capturing 7% of the responses.

Growing Market

The U.S. is witnessing a surge in demand for high-definition televisions, driven by consumers’ desire for a more immersive home viewing experience.

Globally, the U.S. leads in revenue generation, with the American TV market projected to generate $18.2 billion in revenue in 2024.

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