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bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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Therefore the bearish divergence became stronger consistent with a transition from a bull to a bear market.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
No reliable augurs of a coming bear market are in evidence: S & P up 10 of 11 months, making a new high in September, credit spreads resolutely narrow, all point to an upside bias over a span of months, at least.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Stock Market Credit Cycle - As can be seen on the following chart, total outstanding margin significantly contracted throughout the bear markets of 2000-02, 2008-09 and followed by a rapid credit expansion that fueled new bull markets.
—Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The first six years, from 2014 to 2020, was a brutal bear market in oil.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
bear entry 1 (one that sells in expectation of a price decline)
First Known Use
1858, in the meaning defined above
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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