Bull Market: When Stocks Are Rising The landmark Charging Bull
statue in lower Manhattan represents investor optimism. CREDIT:
Jorg Hackemann / Shutterstock.com A bull market is a prolonged
period in the stock market when investment prices are rising
faster than average. In a bull market, investor confidence and
investment increases. Bull markets generally coincide with
periods of robust economic growth, when people are more
attracted to the stock market due to higher earnings. However,
bull markets can create "bubbles" where prices rise much higher
than the value of the underlying asset. Different market sectors
can experience bull markets at different times, including bonds,
commodities, futures and foreign exchange markets. Bull markets
occur when the demand for a security or group of securities
outweighs the usual laws of supply and demand, pushing prices
higher. A market is commonly considered to be bullish when at
least 80 percent of all stock prices rise over an extended
period. Another indicator is if