If you’re into trading stocks, bonds, and other funds, being able to identify the signs of a bull market can help you plan your trading strategy for maximum benefit. Signs that the market is entering a phase of investor confidence are in the following list:
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Bull markets begin before the economy starts to recover.
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Interest rates are low.
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Industrial production statistics are inching higher.
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Technology and cyclical stocks are starting to rise.
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The weekly chart of the S&P 500 shows higher highs and higher lows; the MACD (moving average convergence divergence) line is above the trigger line and rising.
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The bullish percent index indicator shows a bull alert or a bull confirmation pattern.
