Investors are confronting what appears to be a synchronous global bear market which has left virtually no asset class unscathed. While such a situation stokes worries about deflation--an economic phenomenon generally associated with depressions--we believe that U.S. large cap stocks will benefit in the years ahead from this situation.

The global economy is headed for a recession and the stock market decline is well underway - investors will not touch stocks with a barge pole. I do not foresee a stock market crash for SGX nor embattled Wall Street, but it is certainly a period of financial destruction if we are not careful.

Since the market “bottomed” on July 15th, we have seen a tremendous rally in all major sectors outside of materials and energy. But is this the end of a bear market or just a big short squeeze?

To answer this question we can look at historical bear market duration and price declines, and a technical picture of the market.

Historical Statistics

The Uptick Rule is wrecking havoc and killing the banks.

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On July 7, 2008 S&P 500 went into bear market territory after sliding 20% from its October 9th 2007 all-time highs at 1565.15. The current bear market correction has been going on for more than nine months. So how long do bear markets last on average?

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Doing the rounds of news sites this morning was a depressing state of affairs. Global meltdown and general mayhem was the order of the day as if the meteorite of the credit crunch was about to wipe out all the financials and send them the way of the dinosaurs.

Today the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq officially hit bear market territory. A bear market simply means that an average is 20% below its all time high. So what should you do with your money that you have invested in the stock market. Well, it is really quite simple...

Are US stocks due for a rally? Don’t count on it, says Rick Pendergraft. More bearish movement is likely. Take steps to protect yourself.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) is the cheapest place to eat in the US right now.And 12% Letter editor Tom Dyson says it’s going to get more and more business as the recession puts expensive restaurants out of reach. But are prices going to stay low as McDonalds’ transport and food production costs rise? Only time will tell.

From Tokyo to London to New York, financial companies announced plans to shed more than 83,000 jobs since last July as revenue and compensation pools evaporated, according to figures compiled by Bloomberg.

I think TraderMark is right on this one. It is "Quite an ugly day."

With all of the help that we have seen from the government through rate reductions, capital infusion, etc... the market can't maintain a rally. We had a 420 point jump in the Dow and over a 4% rally in the S&P500 and the next day we just fall flat on our faces.

What are you doing now, besides being scared out of your wits?

With all of the talk of the new Bear market, shouldn't keep you from making money on the long side. With every Bull market, there are bearish moves and with every Bear market, there are Bullish moves. Trading the counter trend can be very profitable.