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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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“Gold is rangebound with two-way risk, but the large bull market we had seen earlier in the year is considered on pause for now,” Pepperstone strategist Ahmad Assiri says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Investors are treating this week’s Federal Reserve meeting like a potential breaking point for the bull market.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

A stronger yen and higher Treasury yields could become a toxic combination for the bull market in stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The bull market in stocks has a new headache.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

He not only had lost the "paper" profits he had accumulated during the bull market, but all his savings of years had crumbled away beneath the strokes of the ticker that day.

From The Tipster 1901, From "Wall Street Stories" by Edwin Lefevre

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