What are Bull and Bear in the stock market ?

So in the stock market, There are basically two types of people who invest in order to gain profits.

                                       Bull 

A bull market is typified by a sustained increase in prices. In the case of equity markets, a bull market denotes a rise in the prices of companies' shares. Whenever a stock or an index increases 20% from its recent or all-time high for a sustained period of time, it is said to be in a bull market. In such times, investors often have faith that the uptrend will continue over the long term.

                                       Bear

A bear market is typified by a decrease in prices. In the case of equity markets, a bear market denotes a fall in the prices of companies' shares. Whenever a stock or an index decreases 20% from its recent or all-time high for a sustained period of time, it is said to be in a bear market. In such times, investors often have faith that the uptrend will continue over the long term. Bear markets could accompany an overall recession in the economy, which is bad for everyone.