First Week of 2022 in Markets
Dispersion has been a big theme in equity markets over the past couple months, and that certainly did not slow down in the first week of trading in 2022. A picture is worth 1000 words, and this visual from Finviz.com does a pretty good job at summarizing the week's market action.
Larger boxes represent a sector, while the individual boxes represent a single ticker with their return in the first week of 2022.
Some highlights:
· Positive returns for financials, energy, industrials, defense, and consumer staples
· Tech lagged significantly negative returns outside of “value” tech such as INTC
Additionally:
· Long term bonds finished the week down 4%
· Mid-cap value (MDYV) finished the week green.
· Emerging markets (VWO) were roughly flat.
· RSP outperformed SPY by 1.27%
The Bottom Line
Whether this is a one-week blip or a regime change remains to be seen – but it does illustrate the risk of being concentrated in a single sector or factor.
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