Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Stock Market Basics – What is bear and bull market?

In this blog Global Market Astro explains its blog readers the terms used to describe the prevailing market conditions. The bull market and the bear market conditions are explained using simple terms.


BEAR MARKET


It is a market condition in which the security prices are facing a downfall. It is generally caused due to the pessimistic sentiment about the market among the traders and investors. The investors generally tend to anticipate losses and hence the selling of securities continues, thus the pessimistic sentiment grows causing further downfall in the market. The security prices hit the lower during the bearish market conditions. Some investors use this opportunity for buying the securities at a low price, expecting an increase of the price in the near future.

BULL MARKET


This is a market condition in which the security prices are rising and are expected to rise further. The bull markets are generally characterized by optimism among investors and traders, positive expectations of the market that the security prices would increase.  The investors generally tend to anticipate profits as the security prices hit the maximum in a bullish market condition.

NAME CAUSE OF BEAR AND BULL MARKETS


The use of "bull" and "bear" terms for referring to the markets comes from the way these animals attack their opponents. Generally a bull stabs its horns up into the air, thus denoting an upward rise.While a bear swipes its paws down, denoting a downside fall. These actions are metaphors for the movement of a market. If the trend is up, it's a bull market and if the trend is down, it's a bear market.


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