Would you know a bear market if you saw one? Hindsight suggests this is an easy task. The telltale signs are obvious… after the fact. From prices dropping below moving averages to negative rolling returns to an assortment of other technical signals there’s a long list of empirical facts that equate with bear markets. The problem is recognizing, as early as possible with a high level of confidence that the market’s transitioned from a bull market to its dark counterpart and vice versa.
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