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Market sentiment is usually considered as a contrarian indicator: what most people expect is a good thing to bet against. Market sentiment is used because it is believed to be a good predictor of market moves, especially when it is more extreme. [2] Very bearish sentiment is usually followed by the market going up more than normal, and vice ...
A bull market is generally defined as a period of consistent, overall upticks in the market, whereas a bear market is defined by a sustained decline in the prices of the overall market. Defining ...
The market has three movements (1) The "main movement", primary movement or major trend may last from less than a year to several years.It can be bullish or bearish. (2) The "medium swing", secondary reaction or intermediate reaction may last from ten days to three months and generally retraces from 33% to 66% of the primary price change since the previous medium swing or start of the main ...
A bear market is essentially the opposite of a bull market, meaning that it is a prolonged period of declining prices. A bear market generally occurs when prices have declined by at least 20 ...
A bull market is the opposite of a bear market and occurs when asset prices rise significantly over a long period of time, commonly defined as a 20% or more increase from their most recent low. A ...
The Elliott wave principle, or Elliott wave theory, is a form of technical analysis that helps financial traders analyze market cycles and forecast market trends by identifying extremes in investor psychology and price levels, such as highs and lows, by looking for patterns in prices.
The current bull market represents the fourth-fastest recovery since the end of the war. Of the three that grew faster than the current bull market, only one (2009) saw the index move higher in ...
The pole is formed by a line which represents the primary trend in the market. The pattern, which could be bullish or bearish, is seen as the market potentially just taking a "breather" after a big move before continuing its primary trend. [3] [4] The chart below illustrates a bull flag. A bear flag would trend in the opposite direction.