market bubble
Inflated asset prices
A market bubble is a rapid escalation in asset prices driven by speculation rather than underlying value, followed by a sharp collapse.
The metaphor captures the fragility—prices inflate dramatically, then burst.
Bubbles form when investors buy not because assets are worth the price but because they expect to sell to someone else at higher prices: The dot-com bubble wiped out trillions in market value.
Also called a speculative bubble or economic bubble.
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- easy moneyProfit gained effortlessly
- crashSudden violent impact
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- tulipBulbous spring flower
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- investingstocks, stock, bonds, investing, investor
- market bubblestulip mania, tulip mania, irrational exuberance, greater fool theory, boom and bust
- market phenomenaflash crash, correction, liquidity crisis, black swan, capitulation
- financial crisesfinancial collapse, bank run, economic collapse, bank failure, bank failures
market bubblemarket crash
Sudden market decline
market collapse · bust · market bottom · bear market · deflation
market bubblesteady growth
Sustained incremental increase
price stability · sustainable growth · organic growth · value investing
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