bear market
noun
: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently declining in value compare bull market
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What makes this time around so much more notable is that all the other instances of gold outperformance happened in bear markets for stocks or during major economic crises.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
In historical bubbles, commentators had often been calling a bubble for years before a bear market arrived.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Since the October 2022 bear market bottom and the launch of ChatGPT, according to Shalett’s calculations, the S&P 500 has soared 90%, but most of these gains have come from a small group of stocks.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
It’s been a bear market for chill vibes at the Indio festival for the past couple of years.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
In historical bubbles, commentators had often been calling a bubble for years before a bear market arrived.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Since the October 2022 bear market bottom and the launch of ChatGPT, according to Shalett’s calculations, the S&P 500 has soared 90%, but most of these gains have come from a small group of stocks.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
It’s been a bear market for chill vibes at the Indio festival for the past couple of years.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20market. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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