bear markets
Prolonged price declines
Bear markets are extended periods when stock prices fall and investor pessimism prevails—typically defined as a decline of 20% or more from recent highs.
The term contrasts with bull markets, where prices rise.
The image comes from a bear swiping downward with its paws.
We're entering bear market territory.
Bear markets test even experienced investors.
- investingCommitting capital for gain
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- declineDecrease or refuse
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
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- market bubblesbubble, asset bubble, tulip mania, dot-com bubble, housing bubble
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Extended financial uptrends
bull runs · rallies · uptrends · irrational exuberance · surges
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