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  2. Jun 19, 2024 · The terms “bull market” and “bear market” are used to describe how stock markets are performing. A bull market is favorable and rises in value, while a bear market is declining in value.

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  4. Sep 12, 2024 · The average bear market lasts 409 days and sees a market loss of 36%. But the average bull market lasts 1,866 days and sees the SPX rise 180%. With that in mind, it doesn't make much sense for a long-term investor to sell stocks just because the market falls 20%, as bad as it might feel at the time.

  5. Jun 12, 2023 · When it comes to the stock market, there are two signs to consider: the bull and the bear. In stock market parlance, a bear market means stocks are down 20% or more while a bull signals the...

  6. Aug 16, 2024 · At the most basic level, a bear market describes times when stock prices fall, and a bull market is when they’re going up. While this may make the two seem like mirror images, bull and bear markets are not simply the same phenomenon in reverse.

  7. May 22, 2024 · Bull markets are those that show consistently rising stock prices on average over a period of time, usually at least six months. The longest bull market occurred just after the Great...

  8. Jan 15, 2019 · A bull market is a sustained rising stock market, sometimes defined as a 20% rally from a recent low. The term can also be used regarding bonds, currencies and other securities. Bulls are...

  9. Bull vs bear markets refer to how the stock market is trending. In general, a bull market is a sustained period of stock prices rising, while a bear market means there's...

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