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bull market

American  
[bool mahr-kit] / ˈbʊl ˈmɑr kɪt /

noun

Stock Exchange.
  1. a financial market characterized by investment prices that are rising or that are forecast to rise.


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


Etymology

Origin of bull market

First recorded in 1890–95

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You’ve made so much money in this long bull market, why not take a flyer here and there?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The 40-year Treasury-bond bull market rested on three supports, and almost nobody explains all three, because each belongs to a different tribe of economists.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“Our view has been that the bull market trend is still intact,” Truist’s Lerner said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Investors have been cheering the raging bull market for years—three years and nine months, to be precise—with the S&P 500 having more than doubled during that period.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Meantime, the money-makers have taken this occasion to stage a spectacular bull market, grumbling on the fruits of war!

From The World Decision by Herrick, Robert

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