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Rideshare and delivery giant Uber (NASDAQ: UBER) has seen its stock rally over 50% off its lows but is still down (-26%) on the year.

Cryptocurrency trading marketplace Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) stock triggered a short squeeze on its horrendous Q2 2022 earnings report.

Diversification is the edge for any portfolio. Rising inflation is impacting discretionary consumer spending as households try to stretch their wallets.

The world’s largest movie theater chain AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) stock has recovered in recent weeks to being down just (-17%) for the year.

Hydrogen fuel cell technology provider Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) stock has gotten a shot in the arm with the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Digital advertising technology (AdTech) company The Trade Desk (NYSE: TTD) stock took a dump when digital advertising networks signaled the slowdown.

Diversified technology and manufacturing company Honeywell (NYSE: HON) stock is performing well trading down only (-7%) on the year.

Drugstore operator Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) stock is down (-38%) on the year but has bounced over 40% off its $4.68 low in May.

Digital personal finance company Sofi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) stock has fallen (-49%) on the year but could be staging a turnaround,

Global digital marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) stock is down (-40%) for the year. The pandemic helped drive Etsy sales volume to double in 2020.

Global aluminum and materials products maker Alcoa (NYSE: AA) stock has fallen (-19%) for 2022. Inflationary pressures have cut into margins.

Digital lodging platform Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) stock has fallen (-30%) on the year despite turning profitable with record revenues.

The big R word is upon us. A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of declining gross domestic product (GDP).

Membership warehouse club operator BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings (NYSE: BJ) stock is one of the rare stocks actually trading up 3% for 2022.

Media entertainment company Warner Brothers Discovery (NYSE: WBD) stock has languished since its spin-off as it fell to new all-time lows at $12.77 .

Automobile retailer AutoNation (NYSE: AN) stock is a rare sight as its trading up just over 4% in the 2022 bear market.

Global jewelry retailer Signet Jewelers Limited (NASDAQ: SIG) stock is attempting to reverse its downtrend as it trades down (-34%) on the year.

A stock is a trading and investing instrument representative of an underlying business but surprisingly gets too often misunderstood in a bear market.

Aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE: BA) stock has rallied strong off its post-pandemic lows at $113.02 to cut its losses on the year to (-24%).

Social media platform Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) stock tanked when Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk pulled his $54.20 per share and $44 billion takeover offer.

Enterprise artificial intelligence application software company C3.AI (NYSE: AI) stock has been crushed (-42%) for the year.

Cloud base artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) stock has collapsed (-82%) for 2022.

Medical device maker Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) stock is trading down (-14%) for the year.

Enterprise and government data analytics services provider Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock has plummeted nearly (-46%) in 2022.

Home discount retailer Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) stock has tanked (-54%) in 2022. The Company was a benefactor during the pandemic as consumers spent buoyantly on home improvement items.

A bear market can trigger panic to a point where investors literally throw the baby out with the bath water. Bear markets always recover.

Online travel company Trip Advisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) stock has fallen (-35%) this year.

Data Cloud provider Snowflake (NASDAQ: SNOW) stock has tanked (-57%) on the year. The enterprise data warehouse systems provider enables analytics and reporting to generate business intelligence

Customer relationship management software giant Salesforce (NASDAQ: CRM) shares fallen (-31%) in 2022. Salesforce is the largest enterprise customer relationship software (CRM) company in the world through acquisitions including Slack, Mulesoft, and Tableau.

Digital signature cloud company DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) stock has fallen (-60%) and lost its CEO in this year’s bear market. The enterprise e-signature business took an unexpected jolt higher during the pandemic lockdowns

Digital payments platform PayPal, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares have fallen (-62%) on the year and back below its 2020 pandemic lows. The Company enjoyed accelerated growth during the pandemic but now continues to see its stock deflate

Vaccine developer Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) stock has collapsed (-61%) in 2022. The Company’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid has launched in Europe and awaits CDC approval for launch the U.S.

Diversified global medical science products maker Abbott (NYSE: ABT) stock is down a modest (-11.5%) on the year. Abbott provides full lifecycle health and medical products from baby formula to nutrition supplement products, chronic disease treatments and medical devices to generic pharmaceuticals

Membership based warehouse retailer Costco (NASDAQ: COST) stock has trimmed its losses to (-7.7%) on the year. The retail giant operates 830 warehouses worldwide including the majority 574 locations

E-commerce infrastructure platform Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock has crumbled a whopping (-77%) in 2022. The popular commerce platform paves the way for digital transformation by enabling small businesses to set up shop online

Financial services firm Block (NYSE: SQ) stock has fallen (-59%) into the toilet for 2022

Semiconductor giant NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock is down (-48%) during the 2022 technology bear market.

Customer engagement software provider Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT) stock has been resilient trading down (-17%) on the year compared to (-26%) for the Nasdaq 100 index.

Organic foods and grocery products distributer United Natural Foods (NASDAQ: UNFI) stock has been performing relatively stronger than the benchmark indices trading down (-19%) on the year.

Data search and analytics platform Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) stock has taken a (-31%) drop on the year but is staging a strong comeback.

Online styling and apparel retailer platform Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) shares have been a disaster falling (-72%) on the year.

Sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer Academy Sports and Outdoors (NYSE: ASO) stock has been resilient as it narrows its losses to (-14%) on the year.

The dreaded bear market implies an economic recession led by a falling stock market.

Discount retailer Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) stock has fallen (-41%) on the year.

During a bear market, stocks tend to rise sharply and lose steam, putter around and then collapse back down.

Data infrastructure networking solutions and licenses provider Credo Technology (NASDAQ: CRDO) stock is only down a merciful (-3%) for the year.

Luxury fashion brand retailer Capri Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: CPRI) stock has fallen (-37%) for the year.

Healthcare ecosystem management platform developer Phreesia (NYSE: PHR) stock is sunk (-40%) on the year.

Women’s handbag and fashion accessories brand Vera Bradley (NYSE: VRA) stock has stumbled (-48%) on the year.

Chinese social media company Hello Group (NASDAQ: MOMO) stock has fallen (-34%) on the year despite being profitable.