What is Bull and Bear Market?
Bull Market
A bull market is amarket financial situation that is characterized by the investor’s confidence, optimism, and positive expectations that good results will continue. The bull market is generally related to the stock market but it applies to all financial markets like currencies, bonds, commodities, etc.
During a bull market, everything in the economy is amazing like growing GDP, increased jobs, rising stock prices, etc. Bull markets often lead to the overvaluation of the stocks as the investors are highly optimistic and believe that the stock will always go up.
Bear Market
The opposite of a bull market is a bear market, which is typically characterized by a bad economy, fewer jobs, recession, and falling share prices. The investor’s behavior during a bearish market is highly pessimistic as they fear that the stocks will go down and down. Bear markets make it tough for investors to pick profitable stocks for the short term.
NOTE: The ‘bull’ and ‘bear’ words that are used in the market is derived from the way these animals attack their opponents. Abullthrusts its horns up into the air upwards, while abearswipes its paws downward. These actions are metaphors for the movement of a market. If the trend is upwards, it’s a bull market. And, if the trend is downwards, it’s abear market.
If you want to read further in details, I will highly recommend to read the book-Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts: A Story of the Indian Stock Marketby Santosh Nair, one of the best book on Indian Stock Market.
Bull and Bear Market Example for India
India’s Bombay Stock Exchange Index, was in a bull market trend for about five years from April 2003 to January 2008 as it increased from 2,900 points to 21,000 points. Examples of Bear Market in India are – the stock market crashes of 1992 and 1994 and the dotcom crash of 2000. Further, the Great Depression of the 1930s is a famous example of a bear market in the US.
Like all other markets bull market or the bear market does not last endlessly as no market can last forever. Further,It is difficult to predict the changing trends in the market as it is much influenced by the psychological effects and speculations of investors.
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Kritesh Abhishek
Kritesh (Tweet here) is the Founder & CEO of Trade Brains & FinGrad. He is an NSE Certified Equity Fundamental Analyst with +7 Years of Experience in Share Market Investing. Kritesh frequently writes about Share Market Investing and IPOs and publishes his personal insights on the market.
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Nutan Ranaon September 3, 2017 at 8:53 am
U helped me in studying stock market deeply
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Kriteshon September 3, 2017 at 11:23 am
I’m glad its helpful to you.
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Anuj Kumaron November 12, 2017 at 2:52 pm
Realy your blogs are very helpful for beginners like us in stock market.
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T S Venkateshon November 21, 2017 at 11:31 am
Really very much use full me
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Rajesh Agarwalon July 22, 2018 at 8:01 pm
It’s very useful sir for new comer
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Vivekon August 13, 2018 at 5:14 am
Amazing article, really helpful for the beginners to jump into stock market.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
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Kritesh Abhishekon August 22, 2018 at 1:08 pm
You are welcome, Vivek!!
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Vikram singhon June 10, 2021 at 3:18 pm
Sir i started trading also I am a beginner. So what is your suggestion to me. And also suggest some stocks with time limit.
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Ranion January 1, 2019 at 4:27 pm
kritesh, how a stock market is influenced by psychological effects?
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meghanath kidiyooron February 2, 2019 at 4:23 pm
when most of the stocks are falling,stillthe both sensex and nifty index goes up like it is happening now.pl.advice me how to face this type of situation.
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Avinashon March 25, 2020 at 11:12 am
Interesting article. I have written a similar kind of one. Check out my blog(mintpaisa)
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