bear market |
Definition
Period in which prices of securities or commodities fall by 20 percent or more. During such periods (1) investment interest is generally limited, (2) concerns about the state of the economy abound, and (3) dealers or speculators are more inclined in selling their investment portfolios than to increase their risk by holding. See also bull market.
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bear market is in the Commodities & Precious Metals Trading, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
bear market appears in the definitions of the following terms: bull market, upturn, graveyard market, advance-decline (A-D) ratio and downturn
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