bull market

noun

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Recent Examples of bull market But for a stock that hit a screeching halt just three months ago when the blow-up of hedge fund Situational Awareness sent a chill through the AI bull market, a more measured rally might be just what traders want. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Through a historic bull market, passive investing has long been a slam dunk, even as underlying changes sow uncertainty about the future. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bull market
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bear market
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  • Stocks entered a bear market in 2022, as the Fed quickly raised rates to fend off a massive surge in inflation.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Some traders also claim Bitcoin’s recent good news could be short-lived, given the four-year cycle theory, which holds that Bitcoin’s bear market lows and bull market tops tend to occur in four year increments.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
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