bear market
Sustained price drops
A bear market is a prolonged period when stock prices are falling, typically defined as a decline of 20% or more from recent highs.
The term evokes a bear swiping downward with its paws, contrasting with a bull market, where prices charge upward.
Investors in a bear market often grow pessimistic and cautious, pulling money out of stocks.
Many lost their retirement savings in the bear market of 2008.
Economic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
- crashSudden violent impact
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- plungeSudden steep descent
collapse · sell-off · slide · fall · drop · dip · retreat · erosion
Expecting unfavorable outcomes
- fearEmotional response to threat
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
anxiety · capitulation · negativity · caution · skepticism · distrust · nervousness · despair
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- short-sellingBetting against a stock
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
bonds · commodities · futures · options · index funds · diversification · puts · defensive stocks
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- trading volumeAmount of shares exchanged
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- technical analysisMarket forecasting via statistics
- moving averagesSuccessive averaged data points
price-to-earnings · yield curve · inversion · oversold · breakdown
Prolonged economic decline
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
- depressionProlonged low state
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
unemployment · austerity · deflation · insolvency · bankruptcy · foreclosure · deficit · credit crunch
downturn
Economic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
- crashSudden violent impact
- correctionFixing of mistakes
plunge · collapse · sell-off · slide · fall · drop · dip · retreat · erosion · depreciation
pessimism
Expecting unfavorable outcomes
- fearEmotional response to threat
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
gloom · anxiety · capitulation · negativity · caution · skepticism · distrust · nervousness · despair · worry
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- short-sellingBetting against a stock
hedging · bonds · commodities · futures · options · index funds · diversification · puts · defensive stocks · cash position
volatility
Rapid, unpredictable changeability
- trading volumeAmount of shares exchanged
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- technical analysisMarket forecasting via statistics
moving averages · price-to-earnings · yield curve · inversion · oversold · breakdown
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
- depressionProlonged low state
stagflation · unemployment · austerity · deflation · insolvency · bankruptcy · foreclosure · deficit · credit crunch · deleveraging
- market risksvolatility, systemic failure, financial crisis, contagion, credit crisis
- Market Volatilityprice spikes, flash crash, boom and bust, panic selling, bubble
- Market Indicatorsleading indicators, volatility, yield curve, moving average, trading volume
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- Wall Streetstocks, shares, Wall Street, NYSE, Dow
bear marketbull market
Period of rising prices
bull run · rally · market rally · uptrend · boom
bear marketboom
Loud deep sound
economic boom · expansion · growth period · prosperity · golden age