How Long Have We Been In A Bear Market 2024. The stock market could keep rallying in 2024, and we could avoid a downturn altogether. In 2022, the s&p 500 suffered its worst year since 2008, falling nearly 20 percent.
Here are three ways we can assess how long the bear market might last and how severe the drawdown for stocks might be. As mentioned above, the average bear market lasts about 9.6 months.