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Is Russia Ukraine War Negative for the Stock Market?

Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2022 Mar 09, 2022 - 09:12 PM GMT

By: EWI

Stock-Markets

Here's what really drives the trends of global stock markets

Let's first state the obvious: war is tragic as it brings death and destruction.

But does war make the stock market go down?


Many observers seem to believe so. Here are some Feb. 22 headlines:

  • U.S. stocks fall sharply as Russia sends troops into breakaway Ukraine regions (Marketwatch)
  • Stocks fall as Russia, Ukraine fears intensify (Reuters)
  • The Russia Issue Is Hurting the Stock Market. (Barron's)

The "full scale" Russian invasion of Ukraine began the next evening (Feb. 23), U.S. time.

Certainly, the stock market was headed for a big fall on Thurs., Feb. 24, or so the conventional wisdom goes.

Yes, trading was highly volatile, but by the close on Feb. 24, the NASDAQ Composite was up 3.34%. And, even though the Dow had been lower by 859 points, the senior index managed to close in positive territory by 92 points.

The next day (Fri., Feb. 25), the Dow closed higher by 835 points, even as the war intensified. And, as of this writing intraday on Feb. 28, the S&P 500 went from trading in negative territory to the plus column.

This positive market action in the face of a major global conflict may seem like a head-scratcher to many observers, yet Elliott Wave International has long held that news and events -- no matter how major -- do not determine the stock market's trend.

Indeed, history shows that the stock market behaved differently during four major wars.

These charts and commentary are from Robert Prechter's landmark book, The Socionomic Theory of Finance:

Figure 12 shows a time of war when stock prices (normalized for inflation) rose, then fell; Figure 13 shows a time when they fell, then rose; Figure 14 shows a time when they rose throughout; and Figure 15 shows a time when they fell throughout the hottest half (1965-1975) of a twenty-year conflict. Who wins the war doesn't seem to matter. A group of allies won World War I as stock values reached fourteen-year lows; and nearly the same group of allies won World War II as stock values neared fourteen-year highs.

Many market observers also assume that economic numbers, OPEC's actions, elections, earthquakes and many other events outside of the market cause the stock market to go up or down.

However, just like with war, the evidence shows that this is simply not the case. In other words, events --- whether positive or negative -- do not reverse the established trend that was already underway before the event.

The real driver of stock markets around the globe is the Wave Principle, which reflects the repetitive, hence, predictable patterns of investor psychology.

Delve into the details of the Wave Principle by reading Frost & Prechter's Wall Street classic, Elliott Wave Principle: Key to Market Behavior.

Here's a quote from the book:

The Wave Principle is governed by man's social nature, and since he has such a nature, its expression generates forms. As the forms are repetitive, they have predictive value.

Sometimes the market appears to reflect outside conditions and events, but at other times it is entirely detached from what most people assume are causal conditions. The reason is that the market has a law of its own. It is not propelled by the external causality to which one becomes accustomed in the everyday experiences of life. The path of prices is not a product of news. Nor is the market the cyclically rhythmic machine that some declare it to be. Its movement reflects a repetition of forms that is independent both of presumed causal events and of periodicity.

The market's progression unfolds in waves. Waves are patterns of directional movement.

Good news: You can read the entire online version of the book for free.

That's right -- all that's required for free access to this definitive text on the Wave Principle is a Club EWI membership.

Club EWI is the world's largest Elliott wave educational community and is free to join. As a Club EWI member, you'll enjoy complimentary access to a wealth of Elliott wave resources on investing and trading without any obligation.

Just follow this link to get started right away: Elliott Wave Principle: Key to Market Behavior -- free and unlimited access.

This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline Is War Negative for the Stock Market?. EWI is the world's largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.


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