bear market

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A bear market takes its name from the way a bear attacks, swiping its paws downward, an apt image for falling prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Stocks came within a whisker of a new bear market, Treasury yields spiked and the VIX “fear gauge” reached a level not seen since the Covid-19 panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The market’s biggest stocks are also on sale, with an index of the so-called Magnificent Seven tech giants now approaching bear market status, having fallen more than 17% from the all-time highs of late October.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Typically, a 20% drop is considered the definition of a bear market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

It was definitely a bear market for UFO's.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.