bull run

Civil War battles

A bull run is a period of sustained rising prices in a financial market, characterized by investor optimism and buying momentum.

The term draws on the image of a charging bull—aggressive, forward-moving: The tech sector's bull run lasted nearly a decade.

Also called a bull market.

The opposite is a bear market.

battle

Manassas

Northern Virginia battlefield town

Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
UnionNamed political entity

1861 · 1862 · Virginia · infantry · cavalry · artillery · Stonewall Jackson · Beauregard · McDowell · retreat

stampede

herd

Grazing animals together

cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
bullsAdult male cattle
hoovesUngulate foot coverings

thundering · charge · gallop · trample · dust · frenzy · panic · corral · livestock · prairie

finance

stock market

Securities trading venue

rallyGathering for a cause
investorsThose who commit capital
tradingExchanging for value

gains · surge · boom · optimism · speculation · growth · momentum · equities · NASDAQ · Dow Jones

Categories

Bullsbulldog, bulletin, bullfight, bullhorn, bullring
stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
bull marketstocks, rally, surge, gains, boom
market movementsup, down, rising, falling, increase
Spanish traditionsflamenco, bullfighting, siesta, fiestas, tapas
festivalsfestival, festivals, carnival, carnivals, Carnival

Opposites

market direction

bull runbear market

Prolonged securities decline

market decline · correction · downtrend · market crash · downturn

market activity level

bull runconsolidation

Combining into unified whole

investor outcome

bull runfinancial ruin

Complete loss of wealth

investment losses · economic devastation · financial collapse

Family

run, bull, runner, running, bulldozer, bulldoze, runners, bullish, bulldozers

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