A market bubble is a type of investing phenomenon characterized by surges in asset prices to levels significantly above the fundamental value of that asset. Bubbles are often hard to detect in real time because there is disagreement over the fundamental value of the asset. Market bubbles are typically followed by a crash in prices that can lead to widespread financial hardship.
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