USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the economy is expanding, leading to a rise in stock prices and increased investing, the market is described as a ____
A
DOW-JONES Cycle
B
Bear Market
C
Boom-Bust Cycle
D
Bull Market
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A bull market is the condition of a financial market in which prices are rising or are expected to rise. The term “bull market” is most often used to refer to the stock market but can be applied to anything that is traded, such as bonds, real estate, currencies, and commodities.

Detailed explanation-2: -A bull market has no specific definition, but is a sustained period when prices are rising and generally expected to keep doing so. Typically, a bull market is thought to have occurred when prices have risen 20 percent or more off a recent low.

Detailed explanation-3: -bull market, in securities and commodities trading, a rising market. A bull is an investor who expects prices to rise and, on this assumption, purchases a security or commodity in hopes of reselling it later for a profit. A bullish market is one in which prices are generally expected to rise.

Detailed explanation-4: -These markets undergo a cycle of rising and falling stock prices. So, to describe the booms and busts of a financial market, terms, such as bull and bear market are used. It is a bear market when the stock prices fall and a bull market when the prices go up.

Detailed explanation-5: -That is, a bull will thrust its horns up into the air, while a bear will swipe down. These actions were then related metaphorically to the movement of a market. If the trend was up, it was considered a bull market. If the trend was down, it was a bear market.

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