bear market
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Read: You might be shocked by how many stocks are in a bear market right now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Well, then, so is January, when the horrific bear market of 1973-74 began, initiating a 48% wipeout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
U.S. investors don’t talk much about the 2011 bear market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Many on Wall Street view a decline of at least 20% from a record high as defining a bear market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 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 Edwin Lefevre