However, there were shorter
term cyclical bull and bear markets that could be traded.
During secular bear markets, there are shorter -
term cyclical bull (upside) moves, but the general trend is sideways and down.
Are we in a short -
term cyclical bull market, one that is already long in the tooth and coming to an end?
Not exact matches
Such markets aren't steady declines; rather, it's an ongoing decline that's punctuated by furious short -
term market rallies — called «
cyclical bulls» — that fizzle out.
As you can see, there were
cyclical bull and bear markets during this long
term secular bear market.
As you can see, this secular bear market was typical of most secular bear markets, such as the one from 1966 - 1982, composed of mostly vicious
cyclical bull and bear markets that result in a mostly sideways long
term movement.
We may have
cyclical (shorter -
term)
bull and bear markets within that period (as we have seen), but the odds are another great
bull (as from 1982 — 2000) won't be here until, you read it correctly, 2017.