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

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

While they’ve typically begun a descent into a bear market earlier than large-caps and suffered worse overall declines, they rebound more powerfully, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He was a bull in a bear market; and the more he lost the more he thought the inevitable "rally" in prices was due.

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