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Bull markets tend to be longer than bear markets, lasting an average of five years. Over the years, the stock market has seen many bull runs, which happen on average every six years.

So a natural question: Was this a bear market rally or the start of a genuine new bull market? Let’s talk through it with experts. There are certainly reasons for optimism.

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The Brief Bull and bear markets can offer insight for investors into what’s happening in the stock market. Bull markets happen when prices soar and could last five years. Bear markets take place ...

The stock market is characterized by two animals: a bear and a bull. A bear market occurs when stocks on broad major indexes like the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average lose at least 20% ...

After falling nearly 20% from their 52-week high, the stock has since rebounded, climbing roughly 20% from its 52-week low—a move that traditionally signals the entry into a new bull market.

Flipping the proverbial coin shows the average S&P 500 bull market stuck around for 1,011 calendar days, or approximately 3.5 times as long as the typical bear market.