bull market

[ bool mahr-kit ]

noun

, Stock Exchange.

1. a financial market characterized by investment prices that are rising or that are forecast to rise. Compare bear market ( def ).

bull market

1. A market, especially a stock market , characterized by rising prices; the opposite of a bear market .

Word History and Origins

Origin of bull market¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

As long as the risk is unregulated, it seems to be a bull market for Bitcoin.

From The Daily Beast

Now the bull market has given rise to expensive babysitters who keep high-powered adults out of trouble.

From The Daily Beast

We can always go back to worrying; we are still in a bull market for fear.

From The Daily Beast

She points out that she came of age during the bull market—a period of nearly uninterrupted wealth creation and stock price rises.

From The Daily Beast

In the business world this manifests itself in the perennial hope of a "bull market" or a "bonanza."

From Project Gutenberg

The word is used very frequently with reference to the market, a bull market meaning a rising market.

From Project Gutenberg

It is impossible to have a big bull market without plenty of money.

From Project Gutenberg

When stocks are moving up steadily in a bull market, people closely connected with the market expect a reaction and watch for it.

From Project Gutenberg

There is one instance where a stop-loss order can be used to advantage, and that is near the top of a bull market.

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