I analyzed 25+ years of #Nifty data to better understand bear markets 🐻
Why?
Given the recent market sell-off and bearish stance of market participants, history and data is your best guide to prepare if we're headed for a bear market.
Thread with findings below 🧵👇 1/n
But first, do you know the definition of a bear market?
When any index falls 20% or more from it's all time high, it is termed to be in a #bearmarket 🐻
How do you calculate length of a bear market? The time duration in days from previous all-time high to market bottom.
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🇮🇳 Nifty last 25 years (1997-2022*)
Number of Bear Markets = 8
Average drawdown % = -38.5%
Average bear market duration = 246 days (8 m)
Key takeaway - Bear markets occur every ~3 years and take on average 8 months to bottom