Financial Stress Index (StL) in 2007
Financial Stress Index (StL) opened 2007 at -0.88 and closed at 1.33, a +250.32% move for the year. The high of 2.08 was reached on November 30, and the low of -1.13 on February 23.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.88 | -1.13 | -0.88 | -1.13 | -27.91% |
| Feb | -1.09 | -1.13 | -1.09 | -1.13 | -3.96% |
| Mar | -0.70 | -0.95 | -0.70 | -1.02 | -36.68% |
| Apr | -0.95 | -1.01 | -0.95 | -1.04 | -6.04% |
| May | -0.92 | -0.97 | -0.92 | -0.97 | -6.22% |
| Jun | -0.92 | -0.56 | -0.56 | -0.92 | +39.23% |
| Jul | -0.78 | -0.15 | -0.15 | -0.78 | +81.16% |
| Aug | -0.01 | 1.00 | 1.29 | -0.01 | +9946.08% |
| Sep | 1.48 | 0.71 | 1.58 | 0.71 | -52.36% |
| Oct | 0.63 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.36 | +25.69% |
| Nov | 0.47 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 0.47 | +338.27% |
| Dec | 1.96 | 1.33 | 1.96 | 1.33 | -32.27% |
Events During 2007
The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.
US home prices peaked in summer 2006 after a 106% rally from 2000. Subprime mortgage underwriting collapsed in late 2006, setting up the 2008 crisis. The peak is the canonical example of a market top visible only in retrospect.
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