By November of last year, October's low was looking more and more like the bear market's bottom. The S&P 500 was soaring. Economic headlines were, well, at least hopeful.

Now there's some doubt. The S&P 500 hasn't made any forward progress since the middle of April, and remains below its early February peak. Maybe investors suspect lower lows are in the cards.

Before worrying about whether the stock market has hit its ultimate bottom or not, however, there's a better question to ask. That question is, do you really care if the bear market has run its full course?

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