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does bull/bear market actually make a difference?
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if you know what you are doing, bear markets offer fantastic trading opportunities. i'm a futures and futures options trader, and am equally comfortable trading long or short, although i have a slight preference for the short side, in that moves are typically much quicker to the down side.
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