Navigating a NASDAQ Bear Market: Psychology Over Panic
Tech investors face a gut-wrenching scenario as the NASDAQ composite plunges into bear market territory, typically defined as a 20% or more decline sustained over two months. Unlike temporary corrections, bear markets signal a fundamental shift in sentiment—where fear of further losses overwhelms rational analysis.
The NASDAQ's concentration of growth stocks amplifies the psychological toll. When innovation-focused portfolios bleed value, it triggers existential doubts beyond mere portfolio damage. Yet history shows these drawdowns create prime entry points for disciplined investors.
Market veterans recognize the pattern: emotional selling NEAR bottoms locks in losses, while systematic accumulation during fear-driven selloffs builds generational wealth. The current volatility presents not a failure of technology's future, but a stress test of investor psychology.
