bear market

noun

: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market

Examples of bear market in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 But if history is any indication, trepidation that the current rally could turn into a full blown bear market might be unwarranted. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024 Since World War II, stocks reversed course 13 times during October, ending what had been downward or bear markets during those years and embarking on a new upward trend. —

Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bear market

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