bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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The Jakarta Composite Index tumbled more than 5%, putting the stock benchmark on track to enter a bear market.
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Prima Wirayani, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Since 1966, the average bear market has lasted about 15 months, while the average bull market has endured for nearly six years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The initial retreat from risk assets tends not to last long and has relatively quickly been recouped, so long a the economy was not already in recession or stocks in a bear market (such as after the 9/11 attacks in 2001).
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Previous bear markets followed explicit collapses, like the fall of FTX in November 2022.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Prima Wirayani, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Since 1966, the average bear market has lasted about 15 months, while the average bull market has endured for nearly six years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The initial retreat from risk assets tends not to last long and has relatively quickly been recouped, so long a the economy was not already in recession or stocks in a bear market (such as after the 9/11 attacks in 2001).
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Previous bear markets followed explicit collapses, like the fall of FTX in November 2022.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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