bear market

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Recent Examples of bear market Microsoft and Meta are in a bear market after losing a fifth of their value from their peaks. David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 The world’s leading cryptocurrency has since dropped below its 200-week moving average, signaling a bear market for bitcoin, as more investors appear to hold bearish positions. Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 That’s the average number that were triggered prior to previous bear markets. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 June 2026 During the year of a US midterm election, though, Bitcoin tends to collapse into a bear market, characterized by prolonged losses of over 20 percent. Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bear market
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bull market
Noun
  • More than $800 billion tracks the index, including the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which is one of the most popular securities traded each day and is seen as a barometer for the artificial intelligence bull market.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • Then there is the bull market in stocks.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026

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“Bear market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bear%20market. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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