zacharyr9433 zacharyr9433 29-05-2020 Social Studies contestada How are a bear market and a bull market different? A bear market indicates a strong economy and a bull market indicates a coming recession. A bear market refers to stocks and a bull market refers to bonds. In a bear market investors are limited to stocks in the S&P 500, and in a bull market there are no limits. In a bear market stock prices decrease, and in a bull market stock prices increase.