Since the market bottomed On December 26th, the S&P 500 has gained nearly 9%, the strongest nine-day return since 2011.

Everybody wants to know whether that was it, but there are no rules for how bear markets end, which is part of what makes investing so entertaining. We’re all just doing our best to navigate an uncertain future. A few weeks ago I wrote a post looking at all the bear market bottoms, which Josh and I talk about in the video below. Check it out.