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Market Recovery: S&P 500 Rises 20% After Bear Cycle
10/5/2025
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Story summary
- Bear markets recur, with 27 instances of the S&P 500 dropping 20% after a bull.
- Bear markets last about 9.5 months; bull markets run 2 years 9 months.
- S&P 500 has risen 20% from its October 12, 2022 low after a 25.4% decline.
- The current bull is the 14th since September 1929 to exceed the longest bear, signaling potential recovery.
