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What are the origins of the words bull and bear when describing market performance?

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bull is always ready to go

bear slumbers in the winter

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Nice, this is a good start.

I assumed it was rooted in Keynesโ€™ idea of animal spirits

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I believe its because bears swipe "Down" and bulls gore "up"

And humans swipe right on Tinder ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Bull attacks up with the horns

Bears attack down with their paws

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I still donโ€™t know the actual reasons, but what I have learned today is to stay away from bulls in fields ๐Ÿ˜‚

This is a cool article that helps explain the history. British history!

https://savantwealth.com/savant-views-news/article/bulls-and-bears-where-do-those-terms-come-from/

We used to have a bar in Adelaide called the Bull and Bear! ๐Ÿ‚ ๐Ÿป

Bears sleep, bulls make love. โ˜๐Ÿป๐Ÿธ

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Remind me to not linger in a field too long if there is a bull in it ๐Ÿ˜‚

Definitely no plumber cleavage or any cleavage whatsoever.

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I think because bears look downwards and whatever they attack just drops, they call the bearish market a bear market. But imagine a bull hits you in the ass - you fly up!

This is the best one yet!

Wen can you start work at ChatGPT HQ? ๐Ÿ˜‚

They havenโ€™t invited me yet ๐Ÿ˜‚

Simple. Feeling like a bull vs having to bear it. ๐Ÿ˜…

Nice ๐Ÿ‘Œ

The bear goes into hibernation and therefore sleeps. The bull goes to the attack with the horns and is puffed๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜“