S&P 500 bull market performance
Definition
A financial metric tracking the cumulative price appreciation and total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index during periods of upward-trending market optimism, traditionally defined by a absence of a 20% bear-market decline.
A benchmarking reference used by investors to determine if their portfolio's growth is outpacing the historical returns of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States during an expansionary cycle.
Examples
My portfolio's S&P 500 bull market performance currently resembles a caffeinated squirrel trying to climb a greased flagpole.
He spent all night analyzing S&P 500 bull market performance graphs, only to realize he doesn't actually own any stocks.
Attempting to time the next dip in S&P 500 bull market performance is roughly as effective as predicting the weather by throwing wet noodles at the wall.