bear market

noun

Definition of bear market

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Historically speaking, the average recovery period from a bear market bottom to a new high is 10 months when the economy is seeing some level of growth. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, "The Fed’s bearish outlook puts the global stocks rally on pause," 20 Aug. 2020 Selling continued Friday, leaving the Nasdaq at risk of its worst two-day performance since the depths of the bear market in March. — Matt Egan, CNN, "This market mayhem will test Robinhood's newbie investors," 4 Sep. 2020 The market's view of silver linings ahead follows a year that including both a bull market and a bear market. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "Stocks sail into 2021 on wave of optimism from vaccine and stimulus," 1 Jan. 2021 As the extent of the coronavirus became clear in March, investors sent stocks tumbling 34 percent, a bear market. — Washington Post, "The stock market is ending 2020 in record territory, even as virus surges and millions go hungry," 31 Dec. 2020 All investors sweated through a record-fast dive into a bear market, yet enjoyed an unbelievably strong rally to end the year. — Ben Carlson, Fortune, "How your personal finances can survive a pandemic," 28 Dec. 2020 The digital currency also hovered just below $20,000 in 2017 but never got over the hump and eventually tumbled into a years’ long bear market. — Paul Vigna, WSJ, "Bitcoin Tops $20,000 for First Time," 16 Dec. 2020 By March 11, the S&P 500 had tumbled into a bear market, the fastest 20% decline from record highs in US history. — Matt Egan, CNN, "Elite investors accessing Trump briefings is everything that's wrong with the stock market," 15 Oct. 2020 After plunging into a bear market—defined as a drop of at least 20%—a new bull market emerged, one that raced to new highs faster than ever before. — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, "Stocks Surge in Crazy Year for Financial Markets," 1 Jan. 2021

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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.

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bear market

noun

English Language Learners Definition of bear market

finance : a market (such as a stock market) in which prices are going down

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