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bull market

bull market

17 4.5
A time when stock prices rise and many people who buy shares feel confident
  • noun
  • /bʊl ˈmɑrkɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mercado alcista
  • During the past year, the stock prices have been continually rising, indicating a clear bull market.

We talked about how bull markets make stupid people look smart.

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Examples

  • Indicators say we could be in the final days of a bull market.

    Blog text (29)
  • So the new bull market has legs, says this analyst.

  • We may have reached the peak of a bull market.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The average bull market lasts for three to four years.

  • In my opinion, we have seen the end of the bull market in bonds.

    Blog text (22)
  • Today, that trend is still intact, and the next phase of the gold bull market is underway.

    Blog text (8)
  • The average gain of a primary bull market averages approximately 40%.

    Blog text (34)
  • This is a cyclical bull market within a longer term secular bear market.

  • Quick-buck artists come and go with every bull market... but the steady players make it through the bear markets.

  • Hedge funds are making huge bets on corn and the bull market unleashed by ethanol.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

boom
vsbull market
214 2.8

A time of fast growth in the economy and more jobs

is focused on rising security prices rather than broad economic expansion
uptrend
vsbull market
  • Specialized
2 4.0

A time when prices or values keep rising in markets

is about rising or expected prices, not only steady increases

Antonyms

bear market
  • Specialized
16 5.3

A time when stock prices fall a lot and people expect them to keep falling

How Bullish

boom
214 2.8
hot stock
  • Literature
1 5.9
bull market
  • Specialized
17 4.5
bear market
  • Specialized
16 5.3

Surface Forms

bull market singular
bull markets plural

Morphology

bull + market

The meaning is directly compositional: 'bull' (an investor expecting prices to rise) combined with 'market' (a trading environment) yields a market characterized by rising prices or bullish sentiment. This financial metaphor is conventional but follows a clear logic, so learners who know the constituent meanings can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Bull market may come from the way a bull attacks by pushing its horns up, so people imagine prices in the market going up. That's why a bull market means a time when prices are 'rising'.