bear market

[bair mahr-kit]

noun

Stock Exchange.

1. a financial market characterized by investment prices that are falling or that are forecast to fall.

bear market

1. A market, especially a stock market, characterized by falling prices; the opposite of a bull market.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bear market¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Speaking to MarketWatch earlier this month, veteran Wall Street analyst Jon Wolfenbarger said that U.S. stocks could be on the verge of the biggest bear market since — you guessed it — the Great Depression.

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Speaking to MarketWatch earlier this month, veteran Wall Street analyst Jon Wolfenbarger said that U.S. stocks could be on the verge of the biggest bear market not seen since — you guessed it — the Great Depression.

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“It’s about trying to maximize upside capture in bull markets, while also minimizing downside capture in bear markets,” Darius Dale, chief executive of 42 Macro, told MarketWatch.

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On the other hand, he noted: "It's just a matter of time. Corrections and bear markets have not been repealed. They might simply be delayed."

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But maybe bull and bear markets both reach their conclusions in maximum fear.

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