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)

  1. (stock market) bear market (a prolonged period of declining stock prices, typically defined by a drop of 20% or more from recent highs)
    Während eines Bärenmarktes herrscht oft Pessimismus und hohe Volatilität an den Börsen.
    During a bear market, pessimism and high volatility often prevail on the stock exchanges.

Declension

Declension of Bärenmarkt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bärenmarkt die Bärenmarkte
genitive eines des Bärenmarkts der Bärenmarkte
dative einem dem Bärenmarkt den Bärenmarkten
accusative einen den Bärenmarkt die Bärenmarkte

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)
  • Kapitulation (capitulation; the final phase of a bear market where investors sell in panic)
  • Rezession (recession; often the economic backdrop of a bear market)
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