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What Is a Bear Market?

If you’ve read anything about bear markets, or simply seen the headlines recently, you’ve probably surmised that it’s not such a good thing. Almost like running into a bear in the woods.

Indeed, a bear market is when prices are trending downwards.

The specific definition is when the S&P 500 stock market index drops 20% from recent highs. Looking at the index prices over the past five years, I bet you can spot when we entered bear territory:

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