A bear market is a market in which securities prices fall and widespread pessimism causes the negative sentiment to be self-sustaining.
| Bear Market | A bear market is a condition in which securities prices fall and widespread pessimism causes the stock market's downward spiral to be self-sustaining. Investors anticipate losses as pessimism and selling increases. Although figures vary, a downturn of 20 percent or more from a peak in multiple broad market indexes, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500), over a two-month period is considered an entry into a bear market. Read More » | Bull Market | A bull market is a financial market of a group of securities in which prices are rising or are expected to rise. | Read More » | | Market Swoon | Market swoon is a buzzword for dramatic, sudden decline in the overall value of the stock market. | Read More » | | Fast Market | A fast market is a condition officially declared by a stock exchange during unusually high levels of volatility, combined with unusually heavy trading. | Read More » | | | | | CONNECT WITH INVESTOPEDIA | | | | | |
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