Bärenmarkt

== German == === Etymology === Bär (“bear”) +‎ -en- (“interfix”) +‎ Markt (“market”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛːʁənˌmaʁkt] Hyphenation: Bä‧ren‧markt === Noun === Bärenmarkt m (strong, genitive Bärenmarkts, plural Bärenmarkte) (stock market) bear market (a prolonged period of declining stock prices, typically defined by a drop of 20% or more from recent highs) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Baisse (the formal French-derived term for a bear market) Abwärtstrend (downward trend; often used for shorter durations) ==== Antonyms ==== Bullenmarkt (bull market; a period of rising prices) Hausse (the formal term for a bull market) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Bär (bear; an investor who bets on or expects falling prices) Bärenfalle (bear trap; a false signal that a downward trend has reversed) Bärenmarktrally (bear market rally; a temporary price spike within a larger decline) ==== Related terms ==== Kapitulation (capitulation; the final phase of a bear market where investors sell in panic) Rezession (recession; often the economic backdrop of a bear market)