Defining Bull and Bear Markets

By Ben Carlson – A Wealth of Common Sense

Did the bull market from 2009 get reset in 2020 or 2022? Or should we keep it going just like we did with the 1987 crash during that bull market?

The problem is these things aren’t exactly scientific.

There are some loosely accepted definitions but you have secular bull and bear markets as well as cyclical bull and bear markets. Things can get murky since different investors have different rules when it comes to hitting the reset button and starting over.