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 To run their experiment the researchers estimated rates of return for a bear market and a bull market. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 That earlier bull market became a bubble that burst. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 Branson’s fortune peaked at almost $8 billion in early 2021 as record-low interest rates fueled a pandemic bull market. Ben Stupples, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024 Most of the Magnificent Seven, the group of tech stocks that have led the bull market, have continued to race even higher this year with Nvidia leading the pack. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024 With mounting consensus for a soft landing, unwelcome surprises can beget a bit of angst in even the most fearless of bull markets. Carly Wanna, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024 There are not nearly enough stablecoins being used to seek yield to justify the conclusion that interest rate arbitrage drove the growth and decline of stablecoin balances around the last bull market. Mark Lurie, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 Markets overcame a regional banking crisis and geopolitical turmoil and entered a powerful bull market. Krystal Hur, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024 With a new bull market now underway, has the moment arrived for Web3 creator tools? Victoria Chynoweth, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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