Bull Market
A bull market is a sustained period of rising asset prices, generally characterised by broad optimism, strong economic conditions, and investor confidence. The term is commonly applied to equities, but also to forex, crypto, and commodities.
The conventional definition of a bull market for equities is a price rise of at least 20% from a recent trough. However, the term is also used more loosely to describe any prolonged uptrend, regardless of the percentage threshold.
Bull markets are typically fuelled by a combination of factors: strong or improving economic growth, falling unemployment, accommodative monetary policy (low interest rates), and rising corporate earnings. Investor sentiment tends to be optimistic, and participation broadens as the trend matures.
Within a bull market there are often periods of pullback — temporary dips of less than 20% that serve as consolidation before the uptrend resumes. These are normal and do not signal the end of the bull market.
Duration and magnitude vary considerably between bull markets. Some last a few months; major secular bull markets in equities have lasted many years. Past performance of any specific bull market does not predict future ones.
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