Basics Intermediate: Understanding Bull and Bear Markets

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1.
Why do bonds perform well during bear markets?
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Their returns stay the same. Bond returns are fixed no matter what the market. They can't rise or fall.
2.
Emotions can contribute to bull and bear markets.
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True. Aspects of investor psychology, such as emotions, can drive people to value stocks very high or very low.
3.
If you believe in "buying low and selling high," at which of the following points should you sell your stock?
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When the stock begins to move downward. This signals that the bull market may be reversing, although it is never certain. This signal is not present during the other situations mentioned, because they may just be periods of slow growth.
4.
The net advance measures the difference between the number of stocks advancing in price and the number declining in price.
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True. From this comes the advance-decline line.
5.
What was the longest bear market in the United States?
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The Great Depression. By far, this was the longest bear market.