what is bull and bear
2006-09-24 04:59:46 · 6 answers · asked by sunil k 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
A bull is someone who thinks the market will go up. A bear is someone who thinks the market will go down.
It comes from the old days. A bull attacks with his horns and strikes upward. Whereas, a bear uses his claws and strikes downward.
The saying is bulls get richer, bears get richer, pigs and sheep get slaughtered.
Just don't be a pig (who gets too greedy and stays in too long) or a sheep (the investor who shys away from gettin in in the first place).
Hope that helps!
2006-09-26 08:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by Yada Yada Yada 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bull market is a market going up and a bear is a market going down.
2006-09-24 12:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by moejo633 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the stock market, they are the terms used to describe the direction of the market. Bulls- me up. Bears - down.
Bulls attact with their horns up and bears attact by pawing down.
2006-09-24 12:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by bouffe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bull means a stock is more likely yo go up than down. This could be a number of reasons. The company could be doing well. Or there simply lots of investors interested in buying that stock for one reason or another.
Bear is the exact opposite. The stock is more likely go down than up.
2006-09-24 12:50:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bull market is one in which the major indices are rising most days.
A bear market is one in which the major indices are falling most days.
Major indices include the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, the NASDAQ, etc.
2006-09-24 12:11:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bull is someone who thinks prices are going to rise. A bear is just the opposit, a person who thinks prices are going to fall.
When prices are rising the market is said to be bullish. When prices are falling the market is said to be bearish.
2006-09-24 12:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋