Don’t panic! There’ve been 13 bull and bear markets since WWII
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The Watergate era
Bull
Total gain: 74%
May 1970 to January 1973
Calendar days: 961
Months to recover previous bear market loss: 21
Bear
Total decline: 48.2%
January 1973 to October 1974
Calendar days to bottom: 630