With the events that are currently spurring around the world it poses a great question as to whether a bear market is possible to be sparked in this climate. Only time will tell, but the historical trend line on this chart by itself looks plausible...
50%+ declines have been seen numerous times throughout the past 100 years, and as its been a longer than usual period without a sharp decline that could signal one to be just around the corner.
- COVID-19
- OIL price war
- Historically low interest rates to spark consumer spending (stimulate the economy)
- High house prices
- Manufacturing slowdown (especially in the EU)
I'll be consulting this chart in 5 years time to see how wrong I was - or right...