bull market

noun

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

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Gold does not generate income, and its performance may lag in fervent bull markets. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 The stock is easily a key reason for the bull market, after rallying more than 36% this year, surging more than 170% in 2024, and soaring more than 200% in 2023. Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025 Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson said last week a new bull market has started after previously forecasting that the S&P 500 could reach 7,200 by mid-2026. Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025 If ether can hold above $3,750 per coin, bulls could push for a retest of $4,000 – a challenging psychological and technical level for traders since the 2021 bull market – with support between $3,200 and $2,900, according to Youssef. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 3 Aug. 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 24 Aug. 2025.

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