The reason: stocks and bonds typically don't move in the same direction—when stocks go up, bonds usually go down, and when stocks go down, bonds usually 22 Feb 2020 A bond is a fixed income investment in which an investor loans money to an investors are usually familiar with, along with stocks (equities) and cash equivalents. Remember, when interest rates are falling, bond prices rise. So, investors in the market will bid up to the price of the bond until it trades at a 2 Mar 2020 Long-term bond yields are down, meaning investors are worried. The bond market is the larger, mild-mannered cousin of the more theatrical stock market, and bonds don't move as sharply — the S&P 500 was up 4.6