Zurich have published this graph showing the average duration of Australian bull and bear markets from 1970 to December 2009. The index used is the ASX200. Download the graph here.
Average Australian Bull Market
Average Bull Market Duration: 38 months
Average Annual Bull Market Return: 30.8%
Average Australian Bear Market
Average Bear Market Duration: 15 months
Average Annual Bear Market Loss: -31.1%
Interesting, but don’t put too much weight (if any at all) on these sort of statistics when making your investment decisions.
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