The Week 7 of 2022 US Stock Market News Recap
The Stock Market Bull had one good day, The Stock Market Bear had four and easily takes Week 7 of 2022.
By Larry C. Paxton
The US Stock Market Week 7 Summary:
On Monday of Week 7 The Stock Market Bear continued his ways of the previous Friday by taking the day in convincing style. The Stock Market Bull recovers on Tuesday with an even bigger win. But The Stock Market Bear is undeterred, gets a mixed 2-1 win on Wednesday, has a huge day on Thursday, and finishes with another big win on Friday. Overall, The Stock Market Bear takes 11 of the 15 trading sessions across the three major US stock indices, and dominates Week 7.
US Stock Market Indices Summary |
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Week 7 of 2022 Ending 02/18/22 |
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| DJIA | NASDAQ | S&P500 | |
| Previous Year Close(12/31/21) | 36,338.30 | 15,644.97 | 4,766.18 |
| Previous Quarter Close(12/31/21) | 36,338.30 | 15,644.97 | 4,766.18 |
| Previous Month Close(01/31/22) | 35,131.86 | 14,239.88 | 4,515.55 |
| Record Close Date | 01/04/22 | 11/19/21 | 01/03/22 |
| Record Close | 36,799.65 | 16,057.44 | 4,796.56 |
| Week 6-Friday & Close(02/11/22) | 34,738.06 | 13,791.15 | 4,418.64 |
| Week 7-Monday(02/14/22) | 34,566.17 | 13,790.92 | 4,401.67 |
| Day Change | (171.89) | (0.23) | (16.97) |
| Day % Change | -0.49% | 0.00% | -0.38% |
| Week 7-Tuesday(02/15/22) | 34,988.84 | 14,139.76 | 4,471.07 |
| Day Change | 422.67 | 348.84 | 69.40 |
| Day % Change | 1.22% | 2.53% | 1.58% |
| Week 7-Wednesday(02/16/22) | 34,934.27 | 14,124.09 | 4,475.01 |
| Day Change | (54.57) | (15.67) | 3.94 |
| Day % Change | -0.16% | -0.11% | 0.09% |
| Week 7-Thursday(02/17/22) | 34,312.03 | 13,716.72 | 4,380.26 |
| Day Change | (622.24) | (407.37) | (94.75) |
| Day % Change | -1.78% | -2.88% | -2.12% |
| Week 7-Friday & Close(02/18/22) | 34,079.18 | 13,548.07 | 4,348.87 |
| Day Change | (232.85) | (168.65) | (31.39) |
| Day % Change | -0.68% | -1.23% | -0.72% |
| Change-Week | (658.88) | (243.08) | (69.77) |
| % Change-Week | -1.90% | -1.76% | -1.58% |
| Change-Month-to-Date | (1,052.68) | (691.81) | (166.68) |
| % Change-Month-to-Date | -3.00% | -4.86% | -3.69% |
| Change-Quarter-to-Date | (2,259.12) | (2,096.90) | (417.31) |
| % Change-Quarter-to-Date | -6.22% | -13.40% | -8.76% |
| Change-Year-to-Date | (2,259.12) | (2,096.90) | (417.31) |
| % Change-Year-to-Date | -6.22% | -13.40% | -8.76% |
| Change-Record | (2,720.47) | (2,509.37) | (447.69) |
| % Change-Record | -7.39% | -15.63% | -9.33% |
The Stock Market Bull and Bear Tallies 2022 YTD |
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| Week 7 Winner and Tally | Bear | 3-0 | Win |
| January Winner and Tally | Bear | 3-0 | Win |
| Weeks | Months | 2022 YTD | |
| The Stock Market Bull | 2 | 0 | |
| The Stock Market Bear | 5 | 1 | Winning |
| Mixed Result | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | |
Influences/News:
- The potential Russia-Ukraine conflict was the major news of the week. Initially there were mixed messages about a possible withdrawal by some Russian troops on the border, but in the end they add more. At the end of the week US President Biden says an invasion is imminent, but expresses hope for a diplomatic solution.
- The US economic data was mixed with the Producer Price Index up 1% in January, the US Import Price Index is up 2%, Industrial Output is +1.4%, Initial Jobless Claims climbs 23,000 to 248,000 for the week ending 02/12/22, the 30 year fixed mortgage rate averages 3.92% plus 0.8% for fees and points, Existing Home Sales increase 6.7% for a 6.5 million annual rate, and the Federal Open Market Commission releases the minutes from its January meeting indicating the Fed is ready to increase rates to slow what appears to be red-hot inflation.
- The rates for the COVID-19 Omnicom variant trends down for the week as states make decision on masking policies.
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