📈 How investing works · Lesson 28
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Bull markets vs bear markets
Why investors call markets 'bull' or 'bear'.
The idea
Investors use two animals to describe the market. A bull market is when prices keep climbing and people feel good — think of a bull charging UP with its horns. A bear market is when prices fall a lot and people get scared — like a bear swiping DOWN. Both are normal, and they always take turns. 🐂🐻
Words to know
- Bull market
- A stretch when stock prices keep rising and investors feel confident.
- Bear market
- A stretch when stock prices fall a lot (usually 20%+) and investors feel scared.
- S&P 500
- A list of about 500 of the biggest US companies, used to measure how the market is doing.
- All-time high
- When a price is higher than it has ever been before.
- Time horizon
- How many years until you need the money — a longer horizon means you can ride out drops.
Try it — no account needed
Match each market sign to whether it's a BULL or BEAR market.
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In the full lesson
- 1Match the pairs
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