Bear Market

There are good and bad times to be an investor. As major indexes such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) sink from all-time highs, you might hear traders say that the market is entering a “bear market.“ But what does that mean? And how is it...

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives commented on the recent downgrade of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), suggesting a shift in market sentiment. Ives noted the pervasive bearish outlook, even among New York City cab drivers, but predicted a significant rebound for Tesla in the coming years, especially with...

Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” has urged investors not to be alarmed by the recent market fluctuations, dismissing five bearish signals as part of the normal market cycle. What Happened: Cramer, in his Wednesday show, highlighted that the market has experienced...

Jeffrey Gundlach, the CEO of DoubleLine, has cautioned that the current stock market is as overvalued as it was at the beginning of the previous bear market, which could signal a looming downturn. What Happened: The billionaire investor, speaking at the Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) conference on...

Major equity indices have enjoyed substantial gains in November so far. In the first week of the month, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) recorded a 4% increase. The tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) outperformed with a 5% rally. The catalyst for this bullish movement was a dovish...

Tezos (CRYPTO: XTZ) is a smart contract platform that doesn’t tend to get as much attention as the other main layer 1 chains like Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), etc. This is despite it having beaten most of the layer 1 chains to both proof-of-stake...

India-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has announced a 12% reduction in its workforce due to a decline in virtual currency trading revenues. “Startups and businesses globally are going through challenging times due to tough macro conditions, more so in crypto because of the prolonged...

Summer doldrums have hit the stock market, which cruised along nicely in the first half of the year following a torrid 2022. What Happened: “We are heading into a new bear phase,” said noted economist David Rosenberg in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. He noted that every major...

Financial safeguard tools are on sale these days and protecting your portfolio against sudden stock market declines, or simply speculating on them, has never been as cheap as it is now. This insight comes from the Global Equity Derivatives Research team at Bank of America, which recently published...

This month, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) marked a milestone as it closed above the threshold that delineated its exit from the longest bear market since 1948. Rising 0.6% to close at 4,293.93 on June 8, it registered a gain of more than 20% from its low on Oct. 12, 2022. The bear...

Understanding the historical averages of bull markets and bear markets can provide valuable insights for investors and analysts. Bull and bear markets are cyclical phases in financial markets that alternate between periods of rising prices and optimism (bull markets) and falling prices and...

Bank of America analysts reiterated a markedly bearish stance on the fate of European equities, predicting a decline of at least 20% by the end of the year for the Euro Stoxx 600 index amid a deteriorating macro outlook.  European stocks, which are broadly tracked by the iShares MSCI Eurozone...

"Ain't nothing more dangerous than a bear at the end of a bear market," Bank of America investment strategist Michael Hartnett said about the stock market in his latest "The Flow Show" report.  The analyst stated the stock market will attempt...

Bear markets are a completely natural feature observable in all commercial environments. They help in removing projects that have inefficiencies and that do not contribute to the wider ecosystem. They also help to remove the hype and false assumptions that contribute to, and rise during, the...

Prominent market commentator Jim Cramer asked investors not to get swayed by market bears and use their missteps to boost their own portfolios. “Their mistaken selling creates opportunities for you to buy the dips. You need to have [the] conviction that the sellers are wrong and you’re...