bull market

noun

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

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Cramer also pushed back against the notion that the data center bull market is waning. Julie Coleman, CNBC, 22 July 2025 Historically, uncertainty has been an enemy of bull markets and long-term growth. Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 The tech-heavy index dropped into a bear market in early April before surging into a new bull market and gaining 32%. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 26 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for bull market

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Aug. 2025.

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