bull market

[bool mahr-kit]

noun

Stock Exchange.

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

bull market

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bull market¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

If stocks get through earnings unscathed and there’s a benign inflation report to round things off, it should be the signal for the bull market to head higher.

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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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Large-cap outperformance has become particularly acute since the start of the current bull market, which celebrated its third birthday last weekend.

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He doesn’t expect a hawk at the Fed, though, and thinks gold remains in a long-run bull market, so holds more than a 10th of his funds in gold.

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They also noted that since the current bull market began three years ago, the surge in the price of gold has far exceeded the rise for large-cap stocks.

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