What Is a Stock Market Crash?

A stock market crash is a rapid and often unanticipated drop in stock prices. It's typically defined as an abrupt, double digit percentage drop. One of the most prominent and dramatic examples of this was the 19 29 stock market crash. The first six months of 19 29 were referred to as the hoover bull market because at the time, herbert hoover was the president of the united states. To understand what the stock or why the stock market moves, it's important to understand that there's these things called micro and mero factors.