bear market
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The money divide is particularly stark at the moment because anyone 35 or younger today wasn’t old enough to buy or sell stocks when we last faced a prolonged, severe bear market.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“Bitcoin’s never been up three consecutive months in the middle of a bear market, so it actually in fact marks the start of a bull market,” he said.
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
“I don’t think we can say we’re just coming out of a bear market here,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 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