bull market

noun

: a market in which securities or commodities are persistently rising in value compare bear market

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For the bull market to continue, there may need to be rotation from the current growth leaders to these value and cyclical laggards. Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 Any time stocks and bonds are in a bull market for an extended period of time, the companies that feast on asset flows and price momentum are going to start doing very well. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 7 July 2025 In fact, 78% of the stock market’s best days occur during a bear market or the first two months of a bull market, according to Hartford Funds, an investment management company. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 July 2025 Despite this recent glimmer of hope, injected by crypto bull market excitement, overall public companies are struggling. Christopher Perkins, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bull market

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bull market was in 1858

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“Bull market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bull%20market. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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