bull market

noun

: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently rising in value compare bear market

Examples of bull market in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the bull market enters its third year, investors are wondering how much more room there is to run before a pullback is due. Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 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 There's little doubt that the S&P 500 is in a bull market. Garth Friesen, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Two years into a bull market, the S&P 500 has been constantly hitting new closing highs. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bull market 

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bull market was in 1858

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“Bull market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bull%20market. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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