bull market

noun

: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently rising in value compare bear market

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Despite this recent glimmer of hope, injected by crypto bull market excitement, overall public companies are struggling. Christopher Perkins, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 Nvidia recently formed what's known as a golden cross — when its 50-day moving average crosses above its 200-day moving average — implying that a long-term bull market may be emerging. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 29 June 2025 Suddenly, a new generation is learning that the stock market does not always go up, and that the downside is always faster and more fearsome than the bull market rallies. Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025 But for the last 15 years, the U.S. has stopped and reversed that trend thanks to a prolonged bull market with only a couple brief bumps in the road. Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 12 June 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 8 Jul. 2025.

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