bull market

noun

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

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But over time, the VIX tends to be lower in bull markets and higher when the bears are in control. John Towfighi, David Goldman and Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025 The fourth chart shows the peak of the 2021 bull market would intersect the market falling to 4,842 also. Chuck Jones, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 For now, traders can ride the wave of cocoa’s bull market, but the long-term implications for consumers and the industry are far less sweet. David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Colas further highlighted that Wall Street’s fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) , is still in a bull market zone. Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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