Are You A Bull or Bear Investor? Here’s How To Tell

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Investing experts have been debating hard for the last couple of months – many say a bear market is inevitable this year. Others insist that we're on track for a bullish outcome.

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These terms have been used since at least the 1700's, but many new investors may not know what they mean – or how they fall in the debate between bullish and bearish.

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There’s money to be made in both situations, and pros and cons to both types of investors. Which are you?

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Bullish means that the market’s overall outlook is positive. Bullish is when prices are rising or a market is on an upward trend.

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The term bullish originated in Amsterdam as far back as 1637 to describe the overall outlook on markets.

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However, it wasn’t until later in 1880 that Charles Dow first published this term, referring to the stock market’s general upward trend.

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