After a discouraging year, the stock market is looking a little more promising so far in 2023. The S&P 500 is up by around 7% since the beginning of the year, and the Nasdaq has soared by roughly 13% in that time. This rally is giving many investors hope that we've survived the worst of this bear market.

But if history shows us anything, it's that the market can be unpredictable. And with many economists predicting a recession in 2023, some investors are worried that stocks still have further to fall.

So what's going on with the market? Has this bear market already bottomed out? There's a better question you should be asking yourself.

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