bear market

Example Sentences

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“The vibes are very good. The energy is pretty high. If this is a bear market, I’ll take it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

A bear market is a 20% fall from a recent peak.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

What followed was a brutal bear market that erased roughly 80% of the index’s market capitalization over the next two-and-a-half years.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Four years ago, when crypto prices plummeted and stocks fell into a bear market, the brokerage’s younger users stopped trading in droves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

It refers to a person who believes that the market value of stocks will decline, and a bear market is a declining market.

From Successful Stock Speculation by Butler, John James