What are bull and bear markets?
What’s the difference between a bull market and a bear market—and when do these terms apply?
Why are mortgages so expensive in Canada?
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A bull market is when stock prices have broadly increased by at least 20% since a downturn. Bull markets can last for years or decades. Bear markets are the opposite—they happen when stock prices generally decline by 20%. Bear and bull markets follow each other in what’s known as a market cycle.
Example: “Stock markets had been bullish for a decade after the 2008 financial crisis.”
Read more on bull markets and bear markets:
- What does it mean when stocks enter a “bear market”
How bear markets differ from corrections - Bear markets: What’s a long-term investor supposed to do right now?
As we continue our way out of the pandemic, with inflation and dramatic market fluctuations, what is a long-term investor to do in a bear market? - How to tame the bull market
American markets are at all-time highs and the economy is heating up. Time to load up on U.S. stocks? - Is now the time for a long-term investor to abandon stocks?
It’s been a difficult year for stock investors. Should you move into GICs or mortgage funds to invest for the long term? - Are we in a crypto bear market?
Cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ether have suffered steep price declines. How long will the crypto bear market last, and what should investors do?
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