Don’t panic! There’ve been 13 bull and bear markets since WWII
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The Carter era
Bull
Total gain: 126%
October 1974 to November 1980
Calendar days: 2,248
Months to recover previous bear market loss: 70
Bear
Total decline: 27.1%
November 1980 to August 1982
Calendar days to bottom: 622