Bear Market is official for Small Caps ..!

What Is a Bear Market?
A bear market is when a market experiences prolonged price declines. It typically describes a condition in which securities prices fall 20% or more from recent highs amid widespread pessimism and negative investor sentiment.(Investopedia)


21% decline in the past 12 weeks makes Bear Market in Small-cap official..!


I think there is no need to say it was in my 2022 Forecast published on January 4th, 2022!

My Forecast for 2022 Maret!


Conclusion:
1-The Energy and Banks sector could continue their rally in January 2022..!

2-Tech stocks especially those which still burn cash, will experience a hard time in 2022, and any positive must be considered as transitory!

3-Small caps may experience lower prices and even Negative returns in 2022.

4-SPX, NDX, and DJI could have 10-15% returns in 2022.

5-Keep in mind that 12 monthly rates of change decreased by half in the past 10 months for SPX , NDX, and DJI which means expected market ROI should be lower in 2022 in comparison to 2021 and 2020!

6-For small caps this phenomenon is even worse, they lost 85% of their gains, and continuation of this phenomenon could lead to a negative return in 2022. ( Fundamentals also support depreciation of unprofitable business in high inflation era)

7- 2022 will be the year for those who know how to handle high volatility! A year for aggressive portfolio management strategies!

I will provide updates for this analysis as needed.

Best,
Moshkelgosha

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