bear market

noun

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

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Therefore the bearish divergence became stronger consistent with a transition from a bull to a bear market. —

Tom Aspray, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 No reliable augurs of a coming bear market are in evidence: S & P up 10 of 11 months, making a new high in September, credit spreads resolutely narrow, all point to an upside bias over a span of months, at least. —

Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024 Stock Market Credit Cycle - As can be seen on the following chart, total outstanding margin significantly contracted throughout the bear markets of 2000-02, 2008-09 and followed by a rapid credit expansion that fueled new bull markets. —

Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 The first six years, from 2014 to 2020, was a brutal bear market in oil. —

Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bear market