Definition of Bear Market
What is a Bear Market?
There is no single definition of a "bear market" that is accepted by everyone.
A bear market means different things to different people.
The "standard" definition that is used by most is that a bear market comes when multiple major indexes drop by at least 20% over a minimum of two months.

Example: 2008. 2008 is the perfect example of a "bear market". A long, prolonged decline in all of the major market indexes (DJIA, Nasdaq, S&P 500). Incredible investor apathy that has led many to exit the markets altogether. Shrinking corporate earnings. A steady drumbeat of bad news for the markets. Major declines in all of the major indexes (at least 30%+) with many investors openly wondering when things will ever turn around.
Past Examples of Bear Markets: 1929-1932 (Great Depression), 1937-1938, 1973-1974, 2001-2002, 2008+
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