Is a Stock Market Crash Coming in 2024? This Is How Long the Average Bull Market Lasts.
The stock market has been on fire throughout the last couple of years. The S 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has soared by nearly 57% from its lowest point in late 2022, while the Dow Jones (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and Nasdaq (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) are up by around 37% and 77%, respectively, in that time.
But the market can't continue surging forever, and eventually, we'll face another bear market or even a crash. While there's no way to know for certain whether that will happen in 2024, it can be helpful to see what history says about times like these -- and there's good and potentially not-so-good news about the future.
No two bull or bear markets are alike, so it's not always useful to compare them against each other. However, it can sometimes be helpful to see how long the average one lasts to potentially get a feel for where we're at in the current market cycle.
Source Fool.com
