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Bear market Any market in which prices exhibit a declining trend. For a prolonged period, usually falling by 20% or more.
Bear market. A bear market is sometimes described as a period of falling securities prices and sometimes, more specifically, as a market where prices have fallen 20% or more from the most recent high. A bear market in stocks is triggered when investors sell off shares, generally because they anticipate worsening economic conditions and falling corporate profits. A bear market in bonds is usually the result of rising interest rates, which prompts investors to sell off older bonds paying lower rates. Bear Market What Does Bear Market Mean? A market condition characterized by falling stock prices, widespread pessimism, and snowballing negative sentiment that causes investors to sell stocks; this leads to further pessimism. Although figures vary, a downturn of 20% or more across broad market indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) over a two-month period is considered a bear market. Investopedia explains Bear Market A bear market should not be confused with a correction, which is a short-term trend that lasts less than two months. Although corrections are often a great time for a value investor to jump into the market, bear markets are quite risky to time because one never knows when a market has hit bottom. It is difficult for investors to make money in a bear market unless they are short sellers. Related Terms: How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But Romer forgot one thing: Bear markets inevitably follow bull markets. Japan has seen eight cyclical bear markets as defined by "more than a 20 percent correction" since 1950, but four of these were during the secular bear market of the Heisei Depression. One of the black pioneers in the creation and marketing of mutual funds, he's made millions for institutional and individual investors in bull and bear markets for 20 years. |
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