Which animal lends its name to a stock market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying?

Question

I know bull means upward trend while bear is downward. Want to know why these two animals are used to represent these trends?

Answer 1

Bull
A Bull is a stock market speculator who buys a holding in a stock in the expectation that in the very short-term it will rise in value whereupon he will sell the stock to make a quick profit on the transaction