For most, that goes against every emotion
experienced during a bear market.
Not exact matches
Both groups
experienced sharp losses
during the 1973 - 1974
bear market, but large - caps were hit harder.
Even when investment - grade bonds have
experienced losses, the price drops have not been of the same magnitude as stocks have seen
during bear markets.
Use these guidelines as designed (in moderation), and you will likely
experience greater peace
during bear markets.
Even though there were many days
during that
bear market that witnessed panic selling, the day of the final low
experienced a drop of just 79.89 points.
And
during the 1973 - 1974 equity
bear market — where stock indexes dropped by half — bonds returned just 5 percent, compared with gains of 36 percent
during the 2000 - 2002
bear market, which
experienced a simliarly - sized decline.
And while these leveraged ETFs will eventually recover
during the next bull
market, it's still a gut wrenching
experience to buy and hold leveraged ETFs
during bear markets.