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125-Year-Old Bull Market Parallels Resurface in Today’s Trading Craze

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The Wall Street Journal Markets points to a recurring pattern in market history, drawing parallels between today’s surge in retail trading activity and a bull market era that dates back more than a century.

According to the outlet, trading apps have changed how investors access markets, but the piece argues that many of the behavioral and structural similarities from earlier periods still show up in modern trading enthusiasm.

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WSJ MarketsWhat a 125-Year-Old Bull Market Says About Today’s Trading Craze

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