Technically Speaking, the Dow Just Rocketed Out of a Bear Market

(Bloomberg) — As ridiculous as it sounds, the Dow Jones Industrial Average just climbed out of the bear market it entered two weeks ago.It’s a development that speaks to the tenuousness of market conventions in times of extreme volatility. The biggest rally since 1933 helped push the gauge up the requisite 20% from the low it hit Monday, meeting one time-honored definition of a bull market.Right now, it’s a milestone only a statistician could love given the index remains almost 25% below the record high it touched on Feb. 12 — though that doesn’t mean it won’t keep going.While weird, …read more

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