{"id":5863,"date":"2020-03-25T16:13:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T21:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/?p=5863"},"modified":"2020-03-25T16:13:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T21:13:15","slug":"pullbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/pullbacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pullbacks, Corrections, and Bear Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What\u2019s the difference? What do these terms mean for you?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 outbreak has put tremendous pressure on stock prices, prompting some investors to blindly and indiscriminately sell positions at a time when the entire market is trending lower. Worried investors believe “this time it’s different.” When the market drops, some investors lose perspective that downtrends \u2013 and uptrends \u2013 are part of the investing cycle. When stock prices break lower, it’s a good time to review common terms that are used to describe the market’s downward momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pullbacks.<\/strong> A pullback represents the mildest form of a selloff in the markets. You might hear an investor or trader refer to a dip of 5% to 10% after a peak as a \u201cpullback.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corrections.<\/strong>\u00a0The next degree in severity is a \u201ccorrection.\u201d If a market or markets retreat 10% to 20% after a peak, you\u2019re in correction territory. At this point, you\u2019re likely on guard for the next tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bear Market. <\/strong>In a bear market, the decline is 20% or more since the last peak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All this is normal<\/strong>. Pullbacks, corrections, and bear markets are a part of the investing cycle. When stock prices are trending lower, some investors can second-guess their risk tolerance. But periods of market volatility can be the worst time to consider portfolio decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pullbacks and corrections are relatively common and represent something that any investor may see in their financial life, from time to time \u2013 often, several times over the course of a decade. Bear markets are much rarer. What we are experiencing now represents the start of the ninth bear market since 1926. This bear market follows the longest bull market on record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is this bear market going to affect me?<\/strong> That\u2019s a good question, but it\u2019s something that you won\u2019t fully understand in the here and now. The average bear market lasts 146 days for the Standard & Poor\u2019s 500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A retirement strategy, formed with the help of a trusted financial professional, has market volatility factored in. As you continue your relationship with that professional, they will also be at your side to make any adjustments as needed and help you make any necessary decisions along the way. Their goal is to help you pursue your goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s the difference? What do these terms mean for you? The COVID-19 outbreak has put tremendous pressure on stock prices, prompting some investors to blindly and indiscriminately sell positions at a time when the entire market is trending lower. Worried […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billlosey.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}