Bull means Teji and Bear means Mandi in terms of (Nepali) stock market. Bull and bear are the exact opposite of each other as bull is known to attack bottom to upwards with its horn and bear attacking upside to bottom with its claws.

If the economy is good and the market is increasing at a good pace, it’s considered a bull market or bull run as well. And if there’s recession and the economy is in bad condition and stock rates are continuously falling then it’s known as bear market or bear run as well. It’s also said that if an investor thinks a particular stock will go up, it means that investor is bullish over that particular stock and if an investor thinks a particular stock will fall then it means that investor is bearing over that particular stock.

It’s obvious traders and investors prefer the bull market as most stocks will go up resulting in more profit. But, in the same bull run there’s chances of some stocks being overvalued which can be a dangerous investment for investors and traders. People might get greedy in a bull market as stock prices continuously rise and most investors invest aggressively. Many times, investors and traders invest in bull run without any analysis or thinking so they won’t miss the stock in hurry. And in bear markets, people are fearful due to bad market conditions and continuous fall of stock prices, they sell their stocks without a proper analysis or thinking to avoid more losses and prefer to stay on the bull market. Generally, investors prefer staying far away from the bear market, but a value investor takes full advantage of the same bear market as there’s a good chance of getting good stocks at low valuation.

Some investors invest in the bull market thinking the stock prices will always go up but it doesn’t work like that.