Here's Exactly How Long the Average S&P 500 Bull Market Has Lasted -- and What History Says About the Future

The stock market has been surging over the last couple of years, and we are entering the third year of the current bull market. As of this writing, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has surged by more than 65% since it bottomed out in October 2022, and the Nasdaq (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is up by around 87% in that time.However, some investors are worried about how long these good times will last. Just over one-third of U.S. investors are feeling "bearish" about the next six months, according to a January 2025 survey from the American Association of Individual Investors.While there's no way to predict the future of the market, it can be helpful to see how long the average bull market lasts -- as well as what history has to say about what might be coming.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool