bear market

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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

By taking a shorter-term tack, investors can experience the upside of the secular bond bear market: the ability to reinvest interest and principal cash flows at progressively higher yields.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“It’s crazy to think this serious correction is the start of a new bear market. Usually you don’t get a second bear market from one year over a major bottom.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

“We had travel plans, but were like little squirrels because you don’t know how long the bear market will last,” Thompson said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It refers to a person who believes that the market value of stocks will decline, and a bear market is a declining market.

From Successful Stock Speculation by Butler, John James