bear market

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Three out of those eight episodes were eventually followed by a bear market within the following two years.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 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

Bitcoin has been trying to claw its way out of a bear market, but trading data suggest investors aren’t rushing in to help.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Four years ago, when crypto prices plummeted and stocks fell into a bear market, the brokerage’s younger users stopped trading in droves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The house had a large bull clientèle, which was holding its stocks, and not selling on a bear market.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.