The history of bull and bear\n\n The terms bear  and bull  have been used for many years in the financial and trading markets, and are thought to originally stem from the way in which each animal attacks its opponents. A bull, when on the attack, thrusts its horns up into the air, while a bear will swipe downward.

A bull market is a market that is on the rise and where the economy is sound; while a bear market exists in an economy that is receding, where most stocks are declining in value.

A bull market is when stock prices are on the rise and economically sound, while a bear market is when prices are in decline. The origin of these expressions is unclear, but one reason could be that bulls attack by bringing their horns upward, while bears attack by swiping their paws downward.

Bear. They used to put these exact fight on during the California Gold Rush and the bears won nearly every time. More than likely the bear, but if he ends up getting sodomized with those horns, it might be a different story.