bull market

noun

Synonyms of bull marketnext
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently rising in value compare bear market

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While the bull market rally of the last three years has been defined by artificial intelligence, traders, nervous tech stocks will find an uphill climb more difficult in 2026, started rotating into other groups. Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026 Tech and artificial intelligence stocks have powered US markets higher since October 2022, when OpenAI first debuted ChatGPT, marking the start of an AI bull market. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025 These meme tactics have served Saylor well in the past, turning Strategy into a momentum play during bull markets. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bull market

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 9 Jan. 2026.

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