The Surprising Reason Why You Should Fight Your Own Instincts in a Bear Market

Fight or flight is a natural survival mechanism. It's tempting to fight a bear market by shifting your investment strategy toward whatever is working in the moment, or to sell everything and clear your head. Actively fighting a bear market involves trying to trade your way through volatility by doing things that you normally wouldn't do, such as rotating out of the worst-performing sectors (like consumer discretionary, communications, and tech) and into sectors that are doing well right now (like energy and utilities), or worrying more about the next quarter than the next five years.