bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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The current crypto bear market is a signal: the level of adoption needed to ignite the next bull market remains elusive.
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Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
History shows only after deep bear markets have big reallocations from cash to equities occurred.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
The most timely signal was in late 2000, which roughly coincided with the start of a bear market cycle.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
PepsiCo continued to rise steadily during the bear market with a 6.77% gain in 2022 while Coca-Cola achieved 10.61% growth.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
History shows only after deep bear markets have big reallocations from cash to equities occurred.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
The most timely signal was in late 2000, which roughly coincided with the start of a bear market cycle.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2024
PepsiCo continued to rise steadily during the bear market with a 6.77% gain in 2022 while Coca-Cola achieved 10.61% growth.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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